John
11-28-2010, 07:10 PM
North Korea has moved missiles close to frontline areas and threatened to "deliver a brutal military blow" if provoked.
The reports came as the United States and South Korea began joint military exercises in waters west of the Korean Peninsula in the face of opposition by China and threats of "consequences" from Pyongyang.
South Korea also ordered residents of an island shelled by North Korea last Tuesday to evacuate to shelters, according to witnesses.
The North's official KCNA news agency warned of retaliatory action if its territory is violated.
"We will deliver a brutal military blow on any provocation which violates our territorial waters," KCNA said.
Officials from South Korea's Defence Ministry and the joint chiefs said they could not comment on the Yonhap report. "It is impossible to confirm the report as it is classified as military secret," an official said.
The exercises, in waters far south of the disputed maritime boundary, are being held in the face of opposition by China and threats of "consequences" from North Korea.
Source - Yahoo News.
The reports came as the United States and South Korea began joint military exercises in waters west of the Korean Peninsula in the face of opposition by China and threats of "consequences" from Pyongyang.
South Korea also ordered residents of an island shelled by North Korea last Tuesday to evacuate to shelters, according to witnesses.
The North's official KCNA news agency warned of retaliatory action if its territory is violated.
"We will deliver a brutal military blow on any provocation which violates our territorial waters," KCNA said.
Officials from South Korea's Defence Ministry and the joint chiefs said they could not comment on the Yonhap report. "It is impossible to confirm the report as it is classified as military secret," an official said.
The exercises, in waters far south of the disputed maritime boundary, are being held in the face of opposition by China and threats of "consequences" from North Korea.
Source - Yahoo News.