“If your side ignites a war of aggression by staging the reckless joint military exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle again under the cover of ‘defensive and annual ones’ at this dangerous time, from that moment your fate will be hung by a thread with every hour... You had better bear in mind that those igniting a war are destined to meet a miserable destruction."
That's what Pak Rim-su, chief delegate of the North Korean military mission to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, told Gen. James D. Thurman, American military commander in South Korea earlier today.
This isn't the first time that North Korea has threatened to spark war; in fact, North Korea often warns of initiating wars whenever the United States participates in such military drills with South Korea as they regularly do. North Korea's government-run news media consistently labels the exercises as preparation for invasion of their part of the North Korean peninsula. Early next month, the United States military will launch joint military exercises called the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle war games with South Korea.
On February 12th, North Korea launched its third nuclear test, inevitably increasing tension worldwide. There's been a clash going on between the United States and North Korea for years: the United States is adamant about heightening sanctions against the latter while North Korea retaliates with vague warnings. So is this just another chain of words about war, fated to fall apart? Or will North Korea act on its threat this time?
In my opinion, as a 30-year-old man go up into office, there are going to be doubts of Kim Jon Un's capability and experience.Enacting a "true" war may causes disapproval and uproar from North Korean generals who held office through Kim Jon Ill administration to present.
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