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February 23, 2015

N. Korea leader urges 'combat readiness'
Seoul (AFP) Feb 23, 2015
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has urged the army to ensure its combat readiness ahead of US-South Korea military exercises that see an annual spike in tensions on the divided peninsula. In a "historic" speech to the ruling party's Central Military Commission (CMC), Kim said the army had to be "fully ready to react to any form of war to be ignited by the enemy," state media said Monday. The CMC meeting followed on the heels of a North Korean military drill - personally overseen by Kim - that ... read more

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