Any war that would break out on the Korean peninsula would become a nuclear conflict, a commentary in North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Monday.

In an article condemning the upcoming joint U.S.-ROK Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) military drill, which will begin on August 21, the KCNA report said the exercise would worsen already growing tensions on the Korean peninsula.

“Even though no one wants it, the war can’t be stopped with any kind of force if flame sparks due to a minor incident,” the article said. “The problem is that if the Second Korean War