Monday, March 11, 2013

North Korean Has Declared Invalid The 1953 Armistice Agreement



North Korea Declares 1953 Armistice Invalid -- CNN

Hong Kong (CNN) -- The North Korean army has declared invalid the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War in 1953, the official newspaper of the country's ruling Workers' Party said Monday.

Since last week, North Korea had been threatening to scrap the armistice after the U.N. Security Council passed tougher sanctions against it in response to its February 12 nuclear test.

On Monday, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported that the Supreme Command of North Korea's army had done so.

"The U.S. has reduced the armistice agreement to a dead paper," the newspaper said.

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More News On North Korea Officially Annulling The 1953 Armistice Agreement

N. Korea Says It Has Scrapped Armistice That Ended Korean War -- Washington Post
North Korea nulls armistice; South, U.S. go forth with war games -- Washington Times
N. Korea reiterates will to invalidate armistice pact -- Yonhap News (South Korea)
N. Korea threatens all-out war ahead of S. Korea-U.S. military drill -- Yonhap News
S. Korea's Yun: Situation becoming 'grave'
-- UPI
S. Korea's new cabinet meets as North tensions rise -- Global Post/AFP
Pressure Rises on Korean Peninsula -- Wall Street Journal
Anxiety in South as N Korea rhetoric escalates -- BBC

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