SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s defence ministry accused america and South Korea of ramping up reconnaissance actions across the inter-Korean border, warning that it’s going to act if its sovereignty and safety is violated, state media KCNA stated on Sunday.

North Korea’s vice defence minister Kim Gang Il stated the U.S. had flown a minimum of 16 of its RC-135 and U-2S strategic reconnaissance planes and RQ-4B drone over the Korean peninsula between Might 13 and 24.

He additionally accused South Korea’s navy and coast guard of stoking navy rigidity by stepping up patrol actions and more and more breaching the maritime border.

Kim additionally criticised propaganda leaflets despatched in balloons from South Korea, calling it a “dangerous provocation.”

North Korean defectors and activists in South Korea commonly ship balloons containing anti-Pyongyang leaflets, alongside meals, medication, cash, mini radios and USB sticks loaded with South Korean information and dramas.

“Even now, the U.S. and South Korean puppet air forces are continuously mobilising various aircraft with little or no time gap throughout the day, carrying out aerial reconnaissance activities at a level comparable to wartime situations,” Kim stated in an announcement revealed by KCNA.

These actions severely infringe on North Korea’s nationwide sovereignty and safety, and won’t be met with “offensive” countermeasures, he stated.

“We will act immediately when the nation’s sovereignty and security interests are violated,” Kim added.