Interactions with North Korea are a bit of an unknown under the new leadership of Kim Jong Un, but the fourth largest military in the world is stepping into the limelight as Greece leaves center stage. Annual joint military drills between the US and South Korea take place this week and North Korea isn’t happy. This could spell trouble should the young dictator with something to prove back himself into a corner..
“The war drills are an unpardonable infringement upon the sovereignty and dignity” of North Korea, the official Korean Central News Agency said today in an editorial. “The army and people of the DPRK are fully ready to fight a war,” the editorial said, referring to the country’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The comments came two days after new North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military, the world’s fourth-biggest, to “make a powerful retaliatory strike” if the country’s territory is violated. The “Key Resolve” exercises that began today include 2,100 American personnel and will last until March 9, U.S. military spokesman Kim Yong Kyu said by phone.”
via U.S. Starts Drills With S. Korea as North Warns of Confrontation – Businessweek.