Tensions mount as N. Korean military on "high alert"
The General Staff of the Korean People's Army is warning the United States of "disastrous consequences" if it co-ordinates its planned joint naval exercise with the South, state news reported Tuesday.
In a statement on Monday, the North said it was responding to the moving of several U.S. Navy ships, including a "nuclear-powered" aircraft carrier, into the South Korean port of Busan, on October 4th, and "large-scale joint naval strike maneuvers" by South Korea and the USA which start on Tuesday.
The North said that the maneuvers "are a planned military offensive to pressurize the DPRK in a bid to deter its possible 'provocations' including nuclear test and missile launch and lead it to 'changes' desired by them," according to the KCNA report, and that the United States would be "wholly accountable for the unexpected horrible disaster" that could take place if drills go ahead. Visit NK News for more