N. Korea patrol boat violated maritime border: South

[davidpdx]

Source: AP

Seoul (AFP) - A North Korean patrol boat repeatedly crossed the disputed Yellow Sea border with the South in an apparent show of force at the start of South Korea-US military drills, Seoul's defence ministry said Tuesday.

The incursion took place three times overnight Monday and at one point the North Korean naval vessel had reached two nautical miles inside the South side of the border.

No shots were fired and the patrol boat eventually retreated after warnings from the South Korean navy, defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok said.

"We suspect this is aimed at testing our military preparedness", Kim told reporters, saying it was apparent that the vessel had "intentionally violated" the boundary

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We'll see how big a fit North Korea puts up this year after coming back to the table.

[MADem]

1. Why didn't they capture the thing, so they could meet the

Lloyd Bucher (may he rest in peace) of North Korea? They'd probably get better food in a South Korean prison than they get any day of the week either at sea or at home.

I'm snarking, in case anyone is taking me seriously...

[Orsino]

2. "Testing our military preparedness"?

Or were our joint drills "testing" North Korea's readiness?

No, I think it's safe to say that Jong Un ordered a tweak of our joint noses.

[davidpdx]

3. The drills are every year

North Korea knows they are going to happen in advance, so it's not anything that is a surprise. The incursions are also common. It has nothing to do with their adjusting our noses, but their continued propaganda that the drills are a pretext for an invasion.

[Orsino]

4. I think the propaganda is taking care of itself.

Most North Koreans only know what the government tells them about the drills. No, the maritime antics are for the benefit of the rest of the world, and for the ego of the sociopath in the big chair.