Tensions On The Korean Peninsula Continues -- News Updates March 3, 2011

Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin talks to commanders during a visit to an artillery battalion on Tuesday during South Korea-U.S. joint military drills. Courtesy of the Defense Ministry

South Korea Hosts War Games As Debate Grows Over North's Nuclear Arsenal -- Christian Science Monitor

The US and South Korean deployment of new vehicles and robots for defense against nuclear weaponry reflects fears that North Korea, in a leadership struggle and desperate for food, might be tempted to use them.

Brig. Gen. Charles Taylor is sure of one thing as he stands beside the latest US Army reconnaissance vehicle for sniffing out evidence of the chemical, biological, nuclear, or radiological weapons that North Korea has developed since the Korean War.

“The North Koreans have threatened to use weapons of mass destruction,” says General Taylor, assistant commander of the US Army’s second infantry division. “We are preparing for a wide range of capabilities.”

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More News On The Tensions On the Korean Peninsula

U.S. Envoy: North Korean Uranium Effort is Top Issue for Future Talks -- Global Security Newswire
US seeks UN statement on N.Korea nuclear programme -- AFP
S Korea, U.S. to pursue UNSC presidential statement on DPRK's uranium program -- Xinhuanet
South Korea, U.S. Prepare for WMD Threat -- Global Security Newswire
US, S.Korea to discuss N.Korea nuclear programme -- AFP
S Korea, U.S. begin talks on revising nuclear co-op pact -- Xinhuanet
N. Korea threatens military response to war games -- AFP
N. Korea pleading for food aid: minister -- AFP
'Seoul awaits positive response from NK on Lee's proposal' -- Korea Times
US Lawmakers Seek End to 'Cycle of North Korean Provocations' -- Voice of America
Food for North Korea's survival is food for thought in Seoul -- Christopher R. Hill, The Daily Star
North Koreans: Still hungry. Who cares? -- Aidan Foster-Carter, Asia Times
S. Korea Calls for Serious Talks With North -- Time Magazine
Nuclear Hiccup in South Korea: The Limits of Tactical Nukes -- FAS Strategic Security Blog