North Korea Unhappy About South Korea’s Roll Out of the F-35A

My rule of thumb is that anything the Kim regime is against must be a good thing for South Korea or the US.  In this case the acquisition of the F-35A by the ROK military must be good thing considering the reaction:

North Korea blasted the South Korean military on Sunday for acting against the conciliatory mood developing on the Korean Peninsula, saying that the South is engaging in military maneuvers against Pyongyang.

The North criticized South Korea’s decision to deploy F-35A stealth jets and moves to buy more long-range air-to-ground missiles as part of a bid to strengthen weapons systems.

The military is scheduled to formally unveil the first F-35A stealth fighter aircraft for its military in a rollout ceremony this week. Seoul’s arms agency said it signed in February a purchase deal for 90 more Taurus bunker-buster missiles.

“(Such announcements) are open provocations against the negotiating party and a dangerous move that runs counter to the current mood for reconciliation and unity that the two Koreas had not witnessed in a long time,” said a commentary carried by the North’s ruling party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun.  [Yonhap]

You can read more at the link, but South Korea already cancelled participation in a handover ceremony with Lockheed Martin to appease the Kim regime and they still are not happy.