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North Korea Puts Artillery Forces on Combat Alert
North Korean state media said Tuesday that the country's military command had ordered its rocket and artillery units to be on "highest alert" to strike bases on the U.S. mainland, Guam, Hawaii, and other targets in the Pacific and South Korea.The threat came after the U.S. and South Korea signed a military contingency plan to respond to possible attacks from North Korea, Washington's latest step to reassure its Asian ally as Pyongyang's increasing provocations and China's growing territorial ambitions fuel anxieties among its neighbors. The announcement of the new agreement was timed to the anniversary of the sinking of a South Korean warship, the Cheonan, on March 26, 2010, according to a U.S. defense official. South Korean officials have been anxious to signal to the public that they would not let similar future attack go without a swift response. Seoul said it hadn't detected any unusual military activity in the North that might precede an attack. The Pentagon condemned North Korea's threats to target U.S. military bases Tuesday, saying it was ready to respond to "any contingency." Posted by: tipper 2013-03-26 |
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