- Sep 23, 2012
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No one is going to support North Korea if a war happens. This is suicide. Have they turned insane over there?
North Korea announces ‘state of war’ with the South
North Korea has ignored international calls for calm and announced it is entering what it says is a ‘state of war’ with South Korea.
The escalation in rhetoric follows similar tough talking against the US in which it said it was readying rockets to attack US bases in the Pacific region.
Analysts claim the threat against the South has to be seen in context as both sides have technically been in a state of war since 1953 when the Korean conflict ended in an armistice and not a peace treaty.
Tensions have been high since North Korea carried out a third nuclear test in February. The subsequent sanctions angered Pyongyang which recently cut a military hotline with the South – the last direct official link between the two nations.
North Korea readies rockets and threatens US bases in Pacific
Troop movement at North Korea’s missile units has been detected just hours after the country’s leader ordered rocket units to be ready to attack US bases in the Pacific region.
The upsurge in military activity in the North comes after the US flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsular in a rare show of force.
Although South Korea is concerned its government remains circumspect over the motivation for the apparent war mongering.
“Usually the operation instruction is made in secret. Revealing to media that [North Korea’s leader] Kim Jong Un ordered the operation instruction allowing all people in the world know about it, looks like psychological pressure,” said South Korea government spokesman, Kim Min-Seok.
The North has launched a daily barrage of threats since early this month when the United States and its ally South Korea began routine military drills.
Pyongyang is angry at a hike in sanctions imposed after it conducted its third nuclear weapons test in February.
However, few analysts believe the North will risk starting an all-out war.
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/30/north-korea-announces-state-of-war-with-the-south/
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/29/north-korea-readies-rockets-and-threatens-us-bases-in-pacific
North Korea announces ‘state of war’ with the South
North Korea has ignored international calls for calm and announced it is entering what it says is a ‘state of war’ with South Korea.
The escalation in rhetoric follows similar tough talking against the US in which it said it was readying rockets to attack US bases in the Pacific region.
Analysts claim the threat against the South has to be seen in context as both sides have technically been in a state of war since 1953 when the Korean conflict ended in an armistice and not a peace treaty.
Tensions have been high since North Korea carried out a third nuclear test in February. The subsequent sanctions angered Pyongyang which recently cut a military hotline with the South – the last direct official link between the two nations.
North Korea readies rockets and threatens US bases in Pacific
Troop movement at North Korea’s missile units has been detected just hours after the country’s leader ordered rocket units to be ready to attack US bases in the Pacific region.
The upsurge in military activity in the North comes after the US flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsular in a rare show of force.
Although South Korea is concerned its government remains circumspect over the motivation for the apparent war mongering.
“Usually the operation instruction is made in secret. Revealing to media that [North Korea’s leader] Kim Jong Un ordered the operation instruction allowing all people in the world know about it, looks like psychological pressure,” said South Korea government spokesman, Kim Min-Seok.
The North has launched a daily barrage of threats since early this month when the United States and its ally South Korea began routine military drills.
Pyongyang is angry at a hike in sanctions imposed after it conducted its third nuclear weapons test in February.
However, few analysts believe the North will risk starting an all-out war.
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/30/north-korea-announces-state-of-war-with-the-south/
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/29/north-korea-readies-rockets-and-threatens-us-bases-in-pacific
isn't that some kind of lettuce?
