April 24, 2024
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Tensions mount as N. Korean military on “high alert”

General Staff of the Korean People's Army is warning the United States of "disastrous consequences"

The General Staff of the Korean People's Army has warned the United States of "disastrous consequences" if it conducts a planned joint naval exercise with the South, North Korean state news reported Tuesday.

In a statement on Monday the North said it was responding to the October 4 moving of several U.S. Navy ships – including a "nuclear-powered" aircraft carrier – into the South Korean port of Busan and "large-scale joint naval strike maneuvers" by South Korea and the U.S. which start on Tuesday.

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