Pyongyang Says US Military Buildup in Japan Brings Korean Peninsula Closer to War

North Korea has accused the United States of moving the Korean Peninsula closer to armed conflict after Washington expanded the role of its military headquarters in Japan. In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Pyongyang argued that the reorganization reflects America's broader strategy to prepare for a large-scale military confrontation in the Asia-Pacific region. Pyongyang Says Washington Is Preparing for War According to KCNA, the expanded headquarters no longer serves as a conventional command structure. Instead, it functions as a wartime command responsible for coordinating US allies deployed across the region. The agency claimed the new structure gives Washington the capability to conduct prolonged, high-intensity military operations alongside its regional partners.