North Korea Threatens to REVOKE Truce with South

North Korea threatens to revoke the ceasefire

North Korea threatens to throw away the 60-year-old ceasefire they have with South Korea.

It was a spokesman for the North Korean Army on Tuesday came with the threat of "destruction" if the U.S. and South Korea do not stop their joint military exercises.

- Our goal is surgical skirmishes against any measure or time, for us to be bound by the ceasefire, saying the statement Tuesday.

The exercise which started on 1 March of this year, includes more than 10,000 U.S. troops and a far greater number of South Korean soldiers. They will work on the ground, in the air and on the water, based in South Korea bases.

Still in war after the Korean War

North Korea condemns exercise in preparation for the invasion of North Korea, which neighbor to the south and the U.S. denies in the strongest.

According to the North Koreans due to the threat of breaking the ceasefire also UN sanctions that were imposed after North Korea's controversial missile launches and nuclear tests 12 February.

The ceasefire is scheduled to be repealed from 11 March, writes AP.

According to North Korean media military also said that they are going to block a phone line that is exclusively set up between the U.S. and North Korea at the border town of Panmunjom, north and south.

Technically, North Korea and South Korea are still at war after the Korean War in 1950-1953.

The reason is that the parties never signed a peace treaty, but only signed a truce. It is this agreement North Korea now threatens to revoke.

See also: Threatening with "the destruction" of South Korea

Nuclear Fears

West and the United States have unanimously condemned North Korea's missile launch several attempts and nuclear tests.

The fear is that the country of these tests have come one step further in the direction of making nuclear weapons that could reach the United States.

If this succeeds, the entire region's security will be in danger, sounds concern.

North Korea, for its part believes the United States and the other goes too far in its economic sanctions, arguing they have developed this aggressive military actions.