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FLASH: S. Korea army says to hold largest-ever live-fire drill on Thursday on mainland near border with North 4 minutes ago via web
W7VOA #ROK Navy tells VOA 'routine" sea drills also getting underway today through Saturday off east coast. #Koreas 2 minutes ago via TweetDeck
Originally posted by Resurrectio
reply to post by Vitchilo
Well... North Korea is finally gonna have to bite... or back down like the mad dog they are.. Neutered, once and for all!
USFK says tomorrow is training holiday &it's not having any of its forces involved in any #ROK field exercise Thursday. #Koreas 1 minute ago via TweetDeck
Originally posted by Vitchilo
The South is really pushing it now.... China and Russia sure won't like that... they already see South Korea has the provocateur... this will just make it worse.
Originally posted by Resurrectio
reply to post by backinblack
Ok really black... Explain that.. We know that the US supports the South.. But are you implying that the US is pushing for this?? lmfao.. Of course they are.. I bet SK is being offered the world, to stand up to NK....
I concur!
China and Russia will hold their first joint naval exercise next year in the northern part of the East Sea, Hong Kong's Phoenix TV reported Monday citing Russian media. China and Russia used to hold joint military exercises on land near their shared border that stretches 4,350 km, but the annual exercise, dubbed "Peace Mission," will be held at sea for the first time in 2011.
“Keeping up tension on the peninsula is the only way for the US to justify the more than half-a-century-long presence of American forces in Japan and South Korea that is directed against Russia and especially China,” said Dr Alexander Zhebin, head of the Centre for Korean Studies at the Russian Institute of the Far East.
The scholar said that had it not been for the North Korean “threat,” the US would be hard put to explain the need for deploying missile defences in East Asia, which is proceeding much faster than in Europe and targets Russia and China rather than North Korea.
Originally posted by Resurrectio
reply to post by backinblack
Only strange because you cant imagine me agreeing with you.. Full agreement on this topic!
Originally posted by solarstorm
Originally posted by Vitchilo
The South is really pushing it now.... China and Russia sure won't like that... they already see South Korea has the provocateur... this will just make it worse.
So who is the bigger madman with this posturing? Kim Jong or South Korea?