South Korea and the United States army naval exercise start on Monday, in part, for north Korea's force performance, Pyongyang will soon menace third sign of nuclear test.
The region also saw in diplomatic activities focus on north Korea's nuclear test last month announced to protest against international sanctions on north Korea's long-range rocket launch in December toughening ascension.
Pyongyang's nuclear test in the first two times, in 2006 and 2009, both sides, after the occurrence of a similar rocket increase sanctions. The United States, South Korea and other countries have urged north Korea to give up its nuclear program, otherwise will face serious consequences. North Korea's official media said on Sunday, the supreme leader Kim jong il is a high level of party meeting, the United Nations released "important" the guidelines, in order to strengthen the army and protect national sovereignty. Korean in detail, but Kim jong il guidelines may conduct a nuclear test, and suggest that Pyongyang will appear formal procedures have been completed and ready to conduct a nuclear test, according to South Korea analysts HongXuan of IK.
"We evaluate, north Korea to conduct a nuclear test at any time, and the rest is north Korea to make political decisions", it has almost completed, the department of defense spokesman JinMin Shi told reporters.
The spokesman said, he could not give more details, because it involves confidential information affairs. Recent satellite images show that north Korea may have been sealed tunnel to a hillside exploded a nuclear device.
At the same time, diplomats meeting, trying to persuade north Korea to give up its nuclear program. The new American secretary of state John Kerry (John Kerry) and his south Korean President JinChengHuan Sunday night on the telephone conversation, and agreed to tough to handle any possible nuclear north Korea's provocations, according to the foreign ministry in Seoul.
Last Sunday's South Korea also sends chief nuclear negotiator held talks, China, north Korea's main ally and aid benefactor, the ministry said in a statement.
North Korea says the United States hostility and threats, U.S. troops in South Korea, the most important reason behind the nuclear drive. The United States stood about 28500 troops in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean war war, ending the truce agreement, not the peace treaty.
North Korea has also said that it has the sovereign rights of the rocket sent a satellite into orbit space development plan, America December launch is a disguised prohibited missile technology test.
On Monday, South Korea and the U.S. military unveiled a three-day drill in the Korean peninsula's east coast, involving live ammunition exercise, naval exercise, anti-submarine detection drill.
South Korea joint staff headquarters said, regularly hold joint military training Allies booked the latest nuclear tensions before the start of the part of the drill. But training, including the United States nuclear submarine, still can warn for possible north Korean provocation, the south Korean military officials said, asked to remain anonymous department regulations.
North Korea's state media last Saturday pre-emptive attack coalition of exercise practice. North Korea says, similar things, South Korea and the United States other practice ally has repeatedly said they had no intention of attacking north.
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