N. Korea warns Seoul to cancel military drill or face more artillery
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South Korean forces on the march to victory.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said on Friday it would strike again at the South if a live-firing drill planned by Seoul on a disputed island went ahead, with an even stronger response than last month's shelling that killed four people.
North Korean official news agency KCNA said the "intensity and scope" of its retaliation will be worse if the Seoul goes through with its announced one-day live-fire drills sometime between Saturday and Tuesday on Yeonpyeong Island.
The North said the planned drills were an attempt "to save the face of the South Korean military, which met a disgraceful fiasco" during last month's clash.
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The North responded to similar South Korean drills on Nov. 23 by raining artillery shells on the tiny fishing community near the Koreas' disputed sea border.
The South has said the drills are part of "routine, justified" exercises. Representatives of the U.N. Command that oversees the armistice that ended the Korean War will observe the drills.
Later on Friday, Russia's foreign ministry summoned the South Korean and U.S. ambassadors to express "extreme concern" over the drill.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin met with the envoys and "insistently urged the Republic of Korea and the United States to refrain from conducting the planned firing," the ministry said in a statement.
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Why was he rated dumb? Here is the same article from a Korean News Agency;
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(LEAD) N Korea vows retaliation if S. Korea conducts live-fire drills near border
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea vowed Friday to retaliate with greater firepower if South Korea goes ahead with its planned live-fire drills from the frontline island that has been devastated by North Korean shelling.
"Second and third self-defensive blows that cannot be predicted will be dealt" if South Korea conducts the one-day drills scheduled between Saturday and Tuesday, the North's military said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
"The intensity and range of the firepower will create a situation more serious than one on Nov. 23" when the North shelled the Yeonpyeong island in the Yellow Sea and killed two marines and two civilians, the North said.
North Korea fired about 170 shells to attack the island, prompting the South to fire back but with no clear success in retaliation. South Korea has vowed to make the North pay back.
"The South Korean puppet warmongers must immediately cancel the provocative coastal live-fire drills planned on Yeonpyeong," the unnamed head of the North's colonel-level military delegation said.
The KCNA said the warning was delivered to the South's defense ministry at around noon on Friday, calling the sea surrounding the small island part of "our sacred territorial waters."
North Korea has said any shells fired from Yeonpyeong are bound to violate its waters because the country does not respect the Yellow Sea border drawn by a U.S. general at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended in a truce.[/QUOTE]
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And North Korea makes their 14th threat in the last 3 weeks, and for a 14th time, will do nothing
Let the dickwaving begin yet again
I thought North Korea denied sending the artillery in the shitstorm last month.
[QUOTE=Xybjj;26753924]I thought North Korea denied sending the artillery in the shitstorm last month.[/QUOTE]
No, they claimed South Korea provoked them by shelling off their coast.
You're probably thinking of the Cheonan being torpedoed. North Korea denied that.
Oh, this shit again.
Will be interesting to see what the south korean response will be. If they hit populated areas again, they will escalate it. Althought it's not going to be WW3.
In other words, they'll do absolutely nothing.
oh look, NK is craving attention again
Oh well this is going to interesting.
Just do it then
[QUOTE=TheTalon;26753786]And North Korea makes their 14th threat in the last 3 weeks, and for a 14th time, will do nothing[/QUOTE]
What if your wrong?
I don't understand why the Russians are speaking up for North Korea. In fact, I don't understand why any country would.
If they do shit will go down, as SK said they would reply with bombing.
[QUOTE=animephreak135;26754940]I don't understand why the Russians are speaking up for North Korea. In fact, I don't understand why any country would.[/QUOTE]
More influence for Russia.
NK needs to just shut up and sit down, nobody gives a shit about what they have to say anymore. It's like the nerdy kid who thinks he is a badass and wants to assert themselves, but in the process of doing so makes an ass of themselves.
[QUOTE=animephreak135;26754940]I don't understand why the Russians are speaking up for North Korea. In fact, I don't understand why any country would.[/QUOTE]
They just don't want a war, like everyone.
[QUOTE=dale_uk_scout;26755233]They just don't want a war, like everyone.[/QUOTE]
They helped North Korea put together their nuclear facilities.
[QUOTE=animephreak135;26755281]They helped North Korea put together their nuclear facilities.[/QUOTE]
But, still, they condemned NK's actions.
They just don't want war.
I have to say, South Korea and the US doing military drills so close to the border is just asking for trouble.
They also sometimes do naval exercises right off the coast of North Korea.
Oh North Korea, have you no Seoul?
[QUOTE=ZapDing;26755786]Oh North Korea, have you no Seoul?[/QUOTE]
Nice pun !
Ok, I dare NK to actually do this. I want to see their world get fucked up to hell and high water.
[QUOTE=Aide;26754728]What if your wrong?[/QUOTE]
It doesn't matter if I'm wrong. South Korea can do whatever it wants in their own country, and if they get attacked because of it then North Korea won't be making any more threats after that
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"Nothing beats North Korea's 40mm negotiations, I heard it kills in Seoul."
Japan is secretly attacking both sides to get Korea to destroy itself.
Come on, South Korea, be assertive. A very tough hand in foreign affairs with NK would pretty much neuter them.
South Korea is all like, "You've attacked us twice now, but next time we will really attack you guys, seriously!"
[QUOTE=Aide;26754728]What if your wrong?[/QUOTE]
What if Obama shits a block of gold bullion on international TV.
It would be hilarious but it's just not gonna happen is it?
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