North Korea threatens 'physical response' to U.S. military exercise - Jul 2010
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Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) -- North Korea vowed Friday that there would be a "physical response" in reaction to the planned joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea.
"There will be a physical response against the threat imposed by the United States militarily," North Korea spokesman Ri Tong Il told reporters outside the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting. About 8,000 military personnel from the United States and South Korea are scheduled to participate in joint military exercises beginning this weekend.
Ri described the planned U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise as "another example of a hostile policy" against North Korea. "It is a grave threat to the Korean peninsula and also to the region of Asia as a whole," he said. He said the exercise was against North Korea's sovereignty and security.
The military exercise, dubbed "Invincible Spirit," is scheduled to run from July 25 to July 28. In addition to the 8,000 personnel involved, military officials say it will include 20 ships and submarines and about 200 aircraft. Gen. Han Min-koo, chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in Tuesday's statement that the exercises will show the military's readiness and resolve. "We stand fully prepared to respond militarily to any further North Korean provocation," he said.
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Looks like NK wants to play in the big leagues.