December 22, 2010

NORTH KOREA RESPONSE MUTED TO SOUTH'S PLANNED DRILLS

North Korea criticized major land and sea military drills to be staged by the South on Thursday, but stopped short of threatening a retaliatory strike as pressure remained high on the divided peninsula.In a show of military force South Korea will hold a major


land drill in the Pocheon region, among Seoul and the heavily armed demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. It will also continue naval live-fire training 100 km (60 miles) south of the maritime border with North Korea.The drill, involving a larger scale of firepower and personnel than the usual exercise at the army training ground, is an indication that unadventurous President Lee Myung-bak wants to underscore renewed determination to stand tough with the North.

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