Upping the Ante
North Korea has threatened its southern neighbour with military action following its decision to enter into a US-led coalition against nuclear arms trafficking.
A statement on North Korean state broadcaster KCNA said that it no longer considered itself bound by the terms of a 1953 ceasefire which ended the war between the two Koreas.
The catalyst for North Korea's aggressive tone is the South's entry into the US-led Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) - a campaign to stop and search suspicious looking ships for nuclear weapon components.
South Korea views joining the PSI as "a natural obligation" amid the North's continued development of dangerous materials.
A North Korean military spokesman outlined his nation's objections to the South's involvement in the PSI: "Any hostile act against our peaceful vessels, including search and seizure, will be considered an unpardonable infringement on our sovereignty.
"We will immediately respond with a powerful military strike."
Meanwhile South Korea has reported concerns to the UN that the North has resumed production of weapons grade plutonium. It is believed that North Korea has as many as two-dozen nuclear facilities, which are mainly located in the south west of the country.
A statement on North Korean state broadcaster KCNA said that it no longer considered itself bound by the terms of a 1953 ceasefire which ended the war between the two Koreas.
The catalyst for North Korea's aggressive tone is the South's entry into the US-led Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) - a campaign to stop and search suspicious looking ships for nuclear weapon components.
South Korea views joining the PSI as "a natural obligation" amid the North's continued development of dangerous materials.
A North Korean military spokesman outlined his nation's objections to the South's involvement in the PSI: "Any hostile act against our peaceful vessels, including search and seizure, will be considered an unpardonable infringement on our sovereignty.
"We will immediately respond with a powerful military strike."
Meanwhile South Korea has reported concerns to the UN that the North has resumed production of weapons grade plutonium. It is believed that North Korea has as many as two-dozen nuclear facilities, which are mainly located in the south west of the country.
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