Thursday, December 16, 2010

More Military Drills Planned In South Korea



Seoul Plans Another Drill in Contested Seas -- Wall Street Journal

SEOUL—South Korea said Thursday it would test-fire artillery in the next few days from the Yellow Sea island that North Korea attacked last month, in an assertion of its territorial rights and a challenge to Pyongyang's aggression.

North Korea last week cited a similar artillery drill on the island, called Yeonpyeong, as the reason it opened fire Nov. 23 in what was the first attack on South Korean land by the North since the Korean War of the 1950s.

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More News On The Tensions On The Korean Peninsula

S Korea to hold live-fire drills on Yeonpyeong island -- BBC
South Korea to start live-fire drill on shelled island -- The Guardian
South Korea Plans Live Firing Drill from Attacked Island -- Voice of America
SKorea to stage firing drills from border island -- AP
General: Exercises Vital to U.S., South Korea -- U.S. Department of Defense

U.S., Allies Offer Terms For North Korea Nuclear Talks -- Global Security Newswire
US, Japan, SKorea set conditions for NKorea talks: Report -- Times Of India

U.S. senior official arrives in Pyongyang -- Xinhuanet
New Mexico governor goes to North Korea -- CNN

South Korea moves to boost ties with China in wake of North Korea attacks -- Christian Science Monitor
Russian, ROK diplomats discuss situation on Korean peninsula -- Xinhuanet

No N.Korea holiday for heir apparent's birthday: report -- AFP
S.Korea reshuffles military after N.Korean attack -- AFP
Gen. Kim Sang-ki named new South Korean Army chief -- Korea Times
South Korea names new military chief -- UPI
Changes brewing in 'not so isolated' North -- Asia One News
NK drugs rampant in northeastern China -- Korea Times
S. Korea's dilemma? North's unschooled masses, not nukes -- McClatchy News
Assessing The Next North Korean Flare-Up -- Forbes
Back to practicing for a worst-case scenario -- Letter from Seoul, The Washington Post

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