ROK, US launch annual drills despite warning
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="termed">termed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reckless">reckless</span> <span word="provocation">provocation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="reckless">reckless</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="drills">drills</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="provocation">provocation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="il">il</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span>, <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="war">war</span>", <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Key">Key</span> <span word="Resolve">Resolve</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>-<span word="simulated">simulated</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Foal">Foal</span> <span word="Eagle">Eagle</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="March">March</span> 1 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span> 30 <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="provocative">provocative</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="training">training</span>".</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drills">drills</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpardonable">unpardonable</span> <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> "<span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drills">drills</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>".</p>
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