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Projected U.S.-S. Korea War Exercises under Fire

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, February 23 (KCNA) -- The United States is planning to stage large-scale war exercises with the south Korean forces from March 2 to 7 with tens of thousands of troops and modern war hardware involved. Even nuclear-powered carrier "Nimitz" is expected to participate in these war maneuvers.
    Rodong Sinmun Saturday observers in a signed commentary carried in this regard:
    This saber rattling is slated to be staged against the dialogue partner at a time when the DPRK-U.S. dialogue is under way. This goes to prove that the U.S. does not stand for a negotiated settlement of the issue.
    Through these war exercises the U.S. war-like forces seek to more tightly bind south Korea to the "military alliance" with the U.S. and consolidate the foundation of their aggressor forces' presence in it in a bid to realize their scenario for a war of aggression against the north and their ambition for establishing the sphere of military control over Asia.
    The U.S. has said more than once that it would neither threaten nor invade the DPRK by force of arms but seek a negotiated solution of the issue.
    It intends to opt for the use of force in case things go against its wish, while contending it is good to attain its sinister political aim through dialogue.
    It has introduced fighter bombers into south Korea since the outset of this year and renamed the U.S. forces command in Japan "first army corps field command." These moves are to serve the purpose of this strategy.
    The U.S. bellicose forces' reckless moves for a new war which escalate the situation on the Korean Peninsula not only pose a direct threat to the security of the DPRK but also seriously affect the situation in the whole of Asia.
    The U.S. is working hard to boost the triangular military alliance involving the U.S., Japan and south Korea in a bid to seize military supremacy in the region and, moreover, realize its Asia strategy by use of allied forces, regarding the expected emergence of a new regime in south Korea as an opportunity favorable for carrying out its war strategy. This compels the DPRK to heighten its vigilance against the U.S. sinister intrigue.