Pyongyang threatens to attack Washington, Seoul: Report
North Korea has allegedly threatened to attack Washington and Seoul with “ultra-precision" military weapons in response to an upcoming South Korea-US joint military maneuver.
On Thursday, North Korea slammed the annual two-week "Ulchi Freedom Guardian" exercise, and said the drill would be tantamount to a "declaration of war" on Pyongyang, AFP reported.
"Such large-scale joint military exercises... are little short of a declaration of a war," read a statement by the North Korean Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, calling it a "drill for a surprise nuclear war."
The two countries should be aware that their "strongholds of aggression and provocation," including the White House and the presidential Blue House in Seoul, could be hit by the North Korean weapons.
Tens of thousands of American and South Korean military forces are scheduled to take part in the joint exercise, set to kick off on Monday.
The annual drill follows a recent landmine attack on a South Korean border patrol that Seoul blames on North Korea.
North Korea is under UN sanctions over launching rockets considered by the US and South Korea as ballistic missiles aimed at delivering nuclear warheads but Pyongyang says its numerous missile tests seek to boost defense capabilities in the face of enemy threats.
The Korean Peninsula has been locked in a cycle of military rhetoric since the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953 and ended in an armistice. No peace deal has been signed since then, meaning that Pyongyang and Seoul remain technically at war.
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