{"id":17080,"date":"2013-03-29T20:37:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T00:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/?p=17080"},"modified":"2013-03-29T20:37:39","modified_gmt":"2013-03-30T00:37:39","slug":"north-korea-enters-state-of-war-with-south-state-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redphoenix.news\/es\/2013\/03\/north-korea-enters-state-of-war-with-south-state-media\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea enters ‘state of war’ with South – state media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North Koreans including soldiers attend a rally in support of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s order to put its missile units on standby in preparation for a possible war against the U.S. and South Korea, in Pyongyang March 29, 2013.(Reuters \/ KCNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

North Korea has entered a \u201cstate of war\u201d against its Southern neighbor, stating that from now on any issues between the two countries will be resolved in a “wartime manner.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom this time on, the North-South relations will be entering the state of war and all issues raised between the North and the South will be handled accordingly,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0a special statement by the country\u2019s top military command reads, according to the KCNA state news agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, technically, the two Koreas are still in state of war since a peace treaty after the 1950-53 conflict had never been signed.<\/span><\/p>\n

With North Korea placing its ballistic arsenal on high alert targeting American bases and the US tenaciously increasing military presence in the region, the whole situation risks \u201cspiraling out of control\u201d soon, warned Russia\u2019s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both North Korea and the US bear responsibility for the recent substantial escalation of tensions, Lavrov said on Friday, calling on\u00a0\u201call sides not to flex their military muscle.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

“We are concerned that alongside the adequate, collective reaction of the UN Security Council, unilateral action is being taken around North Korea that is increasing military activity,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0Lavrov added, apparently referring to US plans to<\/span>\u00a0boost missile defense<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0against the North, the joint US-South Korean<\/span>\u00a0contingency plan<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the event of an attack as well as their recent military drills.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a noteworthy contrast to all the previous war games, this time American B-2 bombers flew over 10,000 kilometers to stage a mock bombing of Korean soil, in a move that US officials confirmed to be unprecedented.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following this\u00a0\u201creckless provocation\u201d<\/i>\u00a0North Korean military command held an urgent overnight meeting during which the state\u2019s supreme leader Kim Jong-un signed a decree<\/span>\u00a0placing the Strategic Rocket Force on standby<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe situation could simply get out of control,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0Sergey Lavrov told journalists on Friday, calling for a resumption of a six-party discussion of North Korea\u2019s nuclear arsenal within the framework of country\u2019s international obligations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovmeeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kozhara in Moscow.(RIA Novosti \/ Vladimir Pesnya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While N. Korea has firmly pledged to\u00a0\u201csettle accounts with the US imperialists\u201d<\/i>\u00a0y\u00a0\u201cmercilessly strike the US mainland, their stronghold, their military bases\u201d<\/i>\u00a0in case of any further provocations, US officials seemingly do not consider the threat to be as real as the democratic republic is trying to present it to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

The threats towards the US are only hurting North Korea itself as well as its people, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe bellicose rhetoric emanating from North Korea only deepens that nation’s isolation,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0Earnest said, adding that North\u2019s unconditional renouncement of nuclear arms is the only clear path to resolve the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite all the tensions, the United States is capable of defending its interests in the region, Earnest added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Propaganda or serious threat?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Military experts agree that North Korea is at least several years from building a nuclear warhead or a missile capable of reaching the mainland US, which makes the threats, at this point, groundless.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, a detailed plan of a nuclear strike on the US mainland can be clearly seen behind the North Korean leader on photos published in national newspaper. Such a demonstration of nuclear capabilities is likely aimed at an internal audience, in support of the idea of\u00a0\u201csweeping away the US aggressors.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un discussing the strike plan with North Korean officers during an urgent operation meeting at the Supreme Command in an undisclosed location (AFP PHOTO \/ KCNA via KNS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nevertheless, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel admitted on Thursday that\u00a0\u201cevery provocative, bellicose word and action\u201d<\/i>\u00a0of Kim Jong-un has to be taken seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this month Washington decided to address North Korea’s faster-than-anticipated progress in nuclear weapons development, announcing that the US will have 14 missile interceptors up and running by 2017, even abandoning a key part of its Eastern European missile defense plan in order to curb the threat from North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fuente<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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