A senior North Korean official said his country is prepared for a "sacred war of justice" with South Korea involving nuclear weapons . The country's armed forces minister, Kim Yong-Chun , said the North Korean government considered the planned South Korean military exercises to be preparation for armed warfare. File photograph of North Korean troops. The official said there would be retaliation if the largest military exercises ever to be held by the South were to go ahead. North Korean state media reported that Yong-Chun, at a national meeting in Pyongyang, said his country was "fully prepared to launch a sacred war" because the South is purposefully provoking tensions on the Korean peninsula . The president of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak , promised a strong response to any attack from the North. "Now we should have a strong response to [North Korea's provocations], so that we can safeguard peace, deter aggression and prevent a war," he said.
A senior North Korean official said his country is prepared for a "sacred war of justice" with South Korea involving . The country's armed forces minister, , said the North Korean government considered the planned South Korean military exercises to be preparation for armed warfare. File photograph of North Korean troops. The official said there would be retaliation if the largest military exercises ever to be held by the South were to go ahead. North Korean state media reported that Yong-Chun, at a national meeting in Pyongyang, said his country was "fully prepared to launch a sacred war" because the South is purposefully provoking tensions on the . The president of South Korea, , promised a strong response to any attack from the North. "Now we should have a strong response to [North Korea's provocations], so that we can safeguard peace, deter aggression and prevent a war," he said.
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