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Hissyspit

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Tue Mar 5, 2013, 07:24 AM Mar 2013

North Korea Vows to Cancel Korean War Cease-Fire Amid Talk of New Sanctions [View all]

Source: CBS News

North Korea vows to cancel Korean War cease-fire amid talk of new sanctions, continued U.S. military drills
March 05, 2013

SEOUL, South Korea North Korea is vowing to cancel the 1953 Korean War cease-fire because of sanctions and ongoing U.S.-South Korean joint military drills.

North Korea's Korean People's Army Supreme Command made the statement Tuesday amid reports that Washington and North Korean ally Beijing have approved a draft of punishing resolutions that is expected to be circulated among U.N. Security Council members this week.

North Korea's latest nuclear test on Feb. 12 was its third. The United States and others worry that North Korea is pushing closer toward its goal of having nuclear-armed missiles that can reach America.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57572520/north-korea-vows-to-cancel-korean-war-cease-fire-amid-talk-of-new-sanctions-continued-u.s-military-drills

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