North Korea threatens South Korea over drills

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

North Korea threatens South Korea over drills

Updated 3h 29m ago

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) – North Korea threatened Sunday to attack South Korea, accusing it of planning provocative live-fire drills near their disputed sea border amid persistent tension on the divided peninsula.

The North's military said in a statement that South Korea planned naval shelling drills Monday in the waters around five front-line islands off the western coast, where it said the North maintains its sovereignty.

South Korean defense and military officials said they had no immediate knowledge of such drills. They said South Korea plans joint anti-submarine drills with the United States this week, but the training site is further south.

"Such move of the warlike forces is a premeditated military provocation … to drive the overall situation on the Korean peninsula into the phase of war," a North Korean western military command said in a statement.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-02-19/north-korea-threatens-south/53148796/1

[Hugabear]

1. Why must South Korea and the US continually antagonize North Korea?

Is there any legitimate reason to conduct massive live-fire military exercises so close to North Korea's territory?

I'm pretty sure the US would be highly pissed off if Iran and Cuba conducted live-fire exercises near Key West.

[FreakinDJ]

2. WOW - did we read the same article ?

It said nothing about "Live Fire" drills being conducted now or in the near future.

Besides - I don't think North Korea minds the Live Fire Drills since they commonly lob small arms fire across the DMZ just to keep everyone awake

[Hugabear]

24. Did YOU read the same article?

"It said nothing about "Live Fire" drills being conducted now or in the near future. "

Really?

South Korea regularly conducts artillery drills from front-line islands and a 2010 drill at one of the five islands, Yeonpyeong, triggered a North Korean artillery bombardment that killed four South Koreans.

Also, the US and South Korea routinely host massive military drills near North Korean territory.

[Javaman]

26. You know that North and South Korea are still at war, right?

No peace treaty was ever signed or anything agreed upon.

North Korea also conducts live fire drills, or are you forgetting about NK shelling an Island two years ago?

‘Crisis Status’ in South Korea After North Shells Island
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/world/asia/24korea.html?pagewanted=all

SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean military went to “crisis status” on Tuesday and threatened military strikes after the North fired dozens of shells at a South Korean island, killing two of the South’s soldiers and setting off an exchange of fire in one of the most serious clashes between the two sides in decades.

President Lee Myung-bak met with security-related ministers and senior aides in the underground situation room at the Blue House, the presidential office and residence, and promised “a strenuous retaliation” if there was any further provocation, said the chief presidential spokesman, Hong Sang-pyo.

The North blamed the South for starting the exchange; the South acknowledged firing test shots in the area but denied that any had fallen in the North’s territory. It was in the same area that a South Korean naval vessel, the Cheonan, was sunk in March, killing 46 sailors. Seoul blamed a North Korean torpedo attack; the North has denied any role.

The United States, Britain and Japan on Tuesday condemned the latest attack. The White House called on North Korea to “halt its belligerent action.” American officials tracking the episode said that a total of 175 artillery shells had been exchanged by the two sides.

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[saras]

3. I presume that's a rhetorical question, as you answered it yourself

The US is deliberately, willfully provoking them in every way possible, trying to drive them into some desperate action that would justify invasion and theft of their resources.

[humblebum]

4. Yes. It's just not like the North Koreans to make threats for no reason at all.

Such a warm, friendly government, and a threat to no one. SARCASM

[Johnson20]

5. Nonsence again saras. Why do you post such drivel or do you actually belive what you post?

[tammywammy]

6. What resources would be gained from invading North Korea? n/t

[Posteritatis]

9. They have an unfairly large stake in the world's despair supplies. (nt)

[EX500rider]

14. lol....good one! n/t

[Johnson20]

19. Some really, really good

Kimchi, which I truly love.

[jmowreader]

25. Then you go to South Korea

All the kimchi, none of the despair.

[Johnson20]

27. Been there.

That's where I developed a taste for it.

[GP6971]

7. What is your proof? n/t

[EX500rider]

10. "that would justify invasion and theft of their resources"

hahahahahaha....did the N Korean News Agency help you pen that?

WHAT resources? A starving populace? Antiquated and crumbling infrastructure? They DO have some flashy parades I suppose...but they'd be hard to steal.

[MrBig]

17. You seriously don't know North Korea, do you

They have...well...one hell of a statue!

[Ikonoklast]

20. Please name *one* resource North Korea has in plenty, that anyone, anywhere wants?

Besides millions of starving peasants, political prisoners in gulags, and over-fed scions of Stalinist dictators?

[Codeine]

21. There's always somebody to spout this sort of nonsense. nt

[Suji to Seoul]

22. Exactly what resources are you talking about?

Rocky, almost insurmountable mountains that are unfit for most large scale farming, a population so starved that they are a full 8 inches shorter (on average) and live 10 years shorter (on average) than their southern counterparts?

Please inform me of these resources, but Kim Jong-Yoda, his daddy Kim Il-Sung and his son, Joba-the-Kim, should have been "robbing" the Earth of these resources since 1952, but haven't.

Please actually live in Korea before saying crap like that, as I did for a couple of years. . .hence the DU screen name.

[EX500rider]

13. How does "joint anti-submarine drills" translate to "massive live-fire drills" to you?

And since a N Korea sub sank a S Korean corvette last year out of the blue it's very understandable to do so.

If another country had sunk one of our Navy ships for no reason we'd be at war.

[MrBig]

29. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this line of thinking

[stonecutter357]

8. get the money out of politics.

I wish someone would look at du headlines.two or three on war two or three hit's on President Obama.

[gejohnston]

11. what else is new?

His grandpa did the same thing every TEAM SPIRIT I went to and before.

[Cosmocat]

12. I think a little extra sabre rattling to pump up Jr.

nm

[GP6971]

15. Ah......Team Spirit

How I fondly remember freezing my ass off at Camp Humphries. TS 88, 89 & 90

[iandhr]

16. Isn't this a daily thing where the North threatens the South?

[GP6971]

18. Yes...all day, every day. eom

[NOI4I]

23. Threatening. Sounds like Iran

Methods

[Dreamer Tatum]

28. Wake me when S. Korea tests a nuke. nt