N. Korea threatens 'merciless' response
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March 8, 2010, Monday
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NORTH Korea's military threatened to use "merciless physical force" in response to annual military drills by the United States and South Korea that begin today, further raising tension on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea also said yesterday it will no longer be bound to the agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
The threats come amid diplomatic efforts to revive stalled negotiations on ending North Korea's nuclear program. North Korea quit disarmament talks and conducted its second atomic test last year, drawing tighter UN sanctions.
The North Korean military yesterday described the US-South Korean drills as preparation for an invasion. It said the process of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula will end and North Korea will bolster its nuclear deterrent.
"The revolutionary armed forces of (North Korea) will be left with no option but to exercise merciless physical force as the rival is set to do harm to the country," the military's mission at the truce village of Panmunjom told the Korean Central News Agency.
Last month, North Korea also threatened a "powerful" - even nuclear - attack if the drills go ahead.
North Korea also said yesterday it will no longer be bound to the agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
The threats come amid diplomatic efforts to revive stalled negotiations on ending North Korea's nuclear program. North Korea quit disarmament talks and conducted its second atomic test last year, drawing tighter UN sanctions.
The North Korean military yesterday described the US-South Korean drills as preparation for an invasion. It said the process of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula will end and North Korea will bolster its nuclear deterrent.
"The revolutionary armed forces of (North Korea) will be left with no option but to exercise merciless physical force as the rival is set to do harm to the country," the military's mission at the truce village of Panmunjom told the Korean Central News Agency.
Last month, North Korea also threatened a "powerful" - even nuclear - attack if the drills go ahead.
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