Combat Ready – North Korea Vows [to Settle Accounts] with U.S. (39 Photos)


    [Excessive digital alteration] used in official photo showing North Korean Army landing drills on March 26, 2013. Photos had additional ships added to depict more intimidating military presence. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a photo Tuesday of hovercrafts carrying marines to storm a beach. The Agence France-Presse (AFP), along with other news agencies, published the image but later pulled it due to [excessive digital alteration]. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA)


    [Excessive digital alteration] used in official photo showing North Korean Army landing drills on March 26, 2013. Photos had additional ships added to depict more intimidating military presence. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a photo Tuesday of hovercrafts carrying marines to storm a beach. The Agence France-Presse (AFP), along with other news agencies, published the image but later pulled it due to [excessive digital alteration]. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA)




    North Koreans walk past posters reading [Forward to the ultimate victory under the leadership of the great party!] left, [Not with words but with arms], center, and [Higher, faster], right, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, on a street in Phyongchon District in Pyongyang, North Korea. The banner partially shown at right reads in its entirety [Let’s strengthen and enhance our party as the party of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il!] (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)


    North Koreans walk past posters reading [Forward to the ultimate victory under the leadership of the great party!] left, [Not with words but with arms], center, and [Higher, faster], right, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, on a street in Phyongchon District in Pyongyang, North Korea. The banner partially shown at right reads in its entirety [Let’s strengthen and enhance our party as the party of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il!] (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)




    Kim Jong Un inspects landing and anti-landing drills at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


    Kim Jong Un inspects landing and anti-landing drills at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




    This picture taken on March 6, 2013 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in military training at an undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


    This picture taken on March 6, 2013 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in military training at an undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) looks at the latest combat and technical equipment, made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit, on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) looks at the latest combat and technical equipment, made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit, on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    This picture released on March 26, 2013 and taken on March 25, 2013 shows North Korean female artillery squads moving a rocket launcher during the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597 at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


    This picture released on March 26, 2013 and taken on March 25, 2013 shows North Korean female artillery squads moving a rocket launcher during the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597 at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




    Soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) take part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, as Kim Jong Un (not pictured) watched, in the eastern sector of the front and the east coastal area on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) take part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, as Kim Jong Un (not pictured) watched, in the eastern sector of the front and the east coastal area on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    Kim Jong Un talks with soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) taking part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Kim Jong Un talks with soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) taking part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    Kim Jong Un talks with soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) taking part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Kim Jong Un talks with soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) taking part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    South Korean honour guards hold banners with pictures of the sailors who died in the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel by what Seoul insists was a North Korean submarine, during an event marking the third anniversary of the incident, at the national cemetery in Daejeon March 26, 2013. 46 sailors died when the Cheonan corvette sunk. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/Reuters)


    South Korean honour guards hold banners with pictures of the sailors who died in the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel by what Seoul insists was a North Korean submarine, during an event marking the third anniversary of the incident, at the national cemetery in Daejeon March 26, 2013. 46 sailors died when the Cheonan corvette sunk. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/Reuters)




    South Korean soldiers from an armored unit participate in a field firing in Pocheon, 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul and about 15 km (9 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, March 27, 2013. North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with South Korea because war could break out at [any moment], it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the United States and South Korea of nuclear attack. (Photo by Lim Byong-sik/Reuters)


    South Korean soldiers from an armored unit participate in a field firing in Pocheon, 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul and about 15 km (9 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, March 27, 2013. North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with South Korea because war could break out at [any moment], it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the United States and South Korea of nuclear attack. (Photo by Lim Byong-sik/Reuters)




    Soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) take part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (not pictured) watches, in the eastern sector of the front and the east coastal area on March 25, 2013, in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang March 26, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) take part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (not pictured) watches, in the eastern sector of the front and the east coastal area on March 25, 2013, in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang March 26, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    A U.S. air force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber (L) flies over Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul March 28, 2013. Yonhap reported that it was the first time for the bomber's drill to be confirmed on the Korean Peninsula and it said the bomber conducted a drill to strike a mock target, quoting a military source. (Photo by Sin Young-keun/Reuters/Yonhap)




    A U.S. air force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber (L) flies over Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul March 28, 2013. Yonhap reported that it was the first time for the bomber's drill to be confirmed on the Korean Peninsula and it said the bomber conducted a drill to strike a mock target, quoting a military source. (Photo by Sin Young-keun/Reuters/Yonhap)


    A U.S. air force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber (L) flies over Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul March 28, 2013. Yonhap reported that it was the first time for the bomber's drill to be confirmed on the Korean Peninsula and it said the bomber conducted a drill to strike a mock target, quoting a military source. (Photo by Sin Young-keun/Reuters/Yonhap)




    Kim Jong Un and officers on a hill, watch a flight exercise and a paratroops drill of the Air and Anti-Air Force and Large Combined Unit 630 of the Korean People's Army, in this undated recent picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang on February 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Kim Jong Un and officers on a hill, watch a flight exercise and a paratroops drill of the Air and Anti-Air Force and Large Combined Unit 630 of the Korean People's Army, in this undated recent picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang on February 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by the Korea News Service, the Korean People's Army conducts a military drill in North Korea. Pyongyang is angry over U.S.-South Korean war games and U.N. sanctions meant to punish it for its third nuclear test. It has threatened nuclear attacks on Washington, though it isn't believed to have the weapons needed to do so. (Photo by AP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


    In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by the Korea News Service, the Korean People's Army conducts a military drill in North Korea. Pyongyang is angry over U.S.-South Korean war games and U.N. sanctions meant to punish it for its third nuclear test. It has threatened nuclear attacks on Washington, though it isn't believed to have the weapons needed to do so. (Photo by AP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




    South Korean army K1 tanks participate in a military exercise at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65 kms northeast of Seoul, on March 27, 2013. North Korea severed its military hotline with South Korea on March 27, breaking the last direct communication link between the two countries at a time of heightened military tensions. (Photo by AFP Photo/YONHAP)


    South Korean army K1 tanks participate in a military exercise at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65 kms northeast of Seoul, on March 27, 2013. North Korea severed its military hotline with South Korea on March 27, breaking the last direct communication link between the two countries at a time of heightened military tensions. (Photo by AFP Photo/YONHAP)




    Kim Jong Un visits the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum where historic relics, mementos and models are displayed, on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Kim Jong Un visits the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum where historic relics, mementos and models are displayed, on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill to examine war fighting capabilities in the western sector of the front line in this picture released on March 14, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill to examine war fighting capabilities in the western sector of the front line in this picture released on March 14, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)





    North Koreans including soldiers attend a rally in support of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's order to put its missile units on standby in preparation for a possible war against the U.S. and South Korea, in Pyongyang March 29, 2013, in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on Friday. North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    North Koreans including soldiers attend a rally in support of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's order to put its missile units on standby in preparation for a possible war against the U.S. and South Korea, in Pyongyang March 29, 2013, in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on Friday. North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    University students punch the air as they march through Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, March 29, 2013. Tens of thousands of North Koreans turned out for the mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader Kim Jong Un's call to arms. Placards read: [Let’s crush the puppet traitor group] and [Let’s rip the puppet traitors to death!] (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)


    University students punch the air as they march through Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, March 29, 2013. Tens of thousands of North Koreans turned out for the mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader Kim Jong Un's call to arms. Placards read: [Let’s crush the puppet traitor group] and [Let’s rip the puppet traitors to death!] (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)




    Soldiers of Kim Il Sung Military University perform military training on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)


    Soldiers of Kim Il Sung Military University perform military training on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)




    This undated picture, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 19, 2013 shows a military drill of the Korean People's Army at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The US on March 19 said it was flying training missions of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over South Korea, in a clear signal to North Korea at a time of escalating military tensions. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


    This undated picture, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 19, 2013 shows a military drill of the Korean People's Army at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The US on March 19 said it was flying training missions of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over South Korea, in a clear signal to North Korea at a time of escalating military tensions. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




    This picture, taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 20, 2013 shows North Korea's Korean People's Army soldiers at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Meanwhile, North Korea on March 21 threatened strikes on US military bases in Japan and Guam, escalating tensions as suspicion deepened that Pyongyang was behind a cyber attack on South Korean broadcasters and banks. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


    This picture, taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 20, 2013 shows North Korea's Korean People's Army soldiers at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Meanwhile, North Korea on March 21 threatened strikes on US military bases in Japan and Guam, escalating tensions as suspicion deepened that Pyongyang was behind a cyber attack on South Korean broadcasters and banks. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




    South Korean army K-55 self-propelled howitzers move during an exercise against possible attacks by North Korea in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. North Korea said Wednesday that it had cut off a key military hotline with South Korea that allows cross border travel to a jointly run industrial complex in the North, a move that ratchets up already high tension and possibly jeopardizes the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. (Photo by AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)


    South Korean army K-55 self-propelled howitzers move during an exercise against possible attacks by North Korea in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. North Korea said Wednesday that it had cut off a key military hotline with South Korea that allows cross border travel to a jointly run industrial complex in the North, a move that ratchets up already high tension and possibly jeopardizes the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. (Photo by AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)




    A protester stabs a target mark painted on a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea and pro-South Korea rally near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 22, 2013. The United Nations' top human rights body unanimously approved Thursday a formal probe into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity. The 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council signed off on the resolution backed by the U.S., Japan and the European Union that authorizes an investigation into what U.N. officials describe as suspected widespread and systematic violations of human rights in North Korea. (Photo by AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)


    A protester stabs a target mark painted on a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea and pro-South Korea rally near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 22, 2013. The United Nations' top human rights body unanimously approved Thursday a formal probe into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity. The 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council signed off on the resolution backed by the U.S., Japan and the European Union that authorizes an investigation into what U.N. officials describe as suspected widespread and systematic violations of human rights in North Korea. (Photo by AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)




    Kim Jong Un looks at the latest combat and technical equipment, made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Kim Jong Un looks at the latest combat and technical equipment, made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    Kim Jong Un checks the samples of overcoats for the children of Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary School on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Kim Jong Un checks the samples of overcoats for the children of Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary School on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    A picture released by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong-un convening an urgent operation meeting at 0:30 am on March 29, 2013 at an undisclosed location, in which he ordered strategic rocket forces to be on standby to strike US and South Korean targets at any time. (Photo by KCNA via EPA)


    A picture released by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong-un convening an urgent operation meeting at 0:30 am on March 29, 2013 at an undisclosed location, in which he ordered strategic rocket forces to be on standby to strike US and South Korean targets at any time. (Photo by KCNA via EPA)




    This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 12, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a long-range artillery sub-unit of Korean People's Army Unit 641 at undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


    This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 12, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a long-range artillery sub-unit of Korean People's Army Unit 641 at undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




    North Korean soldiers greet the North's leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    North Korean soldiers greet the North's leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    North Korean soldiers attend military drills in an unknown location in this picture taken March 20, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    North Korean soldiers attend military drills in an unknown location in this picture taken March 20, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    Kim Jong Un uses a pair of binoculars to look towards the South during his visit to the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Kim Jong Un uses a pair of binoculars to look towards the South during his visit to the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    Kim Jong Un inspects the second battalion under the Korean People's Army Unit 1973, honored with the title of [O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment], on March 23, 2013, in this picture released on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    Kim Jong Un inspects the second battalion under the Korean People's Army Unit 1973, honored with the title of [O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment], on March 23, 2013, in this picture released on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill in this picture released on March 14, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill in this picture released on March 14, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    Kim Jong Un inspects a long-range artillery sub-unit of Korean People's Army Unit 641 at undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KNS)


    Kim Jong Un inspects a long-range artillery sub-unit of Korean People's Army Unit 641 at undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KNS)




    This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 26, 2013 and taken on March 25, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking with military officials during his inspection of the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597 at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


    This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 26, 2013 and taken on March 25, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking with military officials during his inspection of the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597 at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




    North Korean soldiers attend military drills in this picture released on March 20, 2013. KCNA said this picture was taken on March 20, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


    North Korean soldiers attend military drills in this picture released on March 20, 2013. KCNA said this picture was taken on March 20, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




    Elementary students exit a vehicle to enter a shelter during a civil defense drill against a possible attack by North Korea on Baeknyeong Island, close to North Korea, in the western waters of South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday. (Photo by Bae Jung-hyun/AP Photo/Yonhap)


    Elementary students exit a vehicle to enter a shelter during a civil defense drill against a possible attack by North Korea on Baeknyeong Island, close to North Korea, in the western waters of South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday. (Photo by Bae Jung-hyun/AP Photo/Yonhap)


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Combat Ready – North Korea Vows [to Settle Accounts] with U.S. (39 Photos)


[Excessive digital alteration] used in official photo showing North Korean Army landing drills on March 26, 2013. Photos had additional ships added to depict more intimidating military presence. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a photo Tuesday of hovercrafts carrying marines to storm a beach. The Agence France-Presse (AFP), along with other news agencies, published the image but later pulled it due to [excessive digital alteration]. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA)


[Excessive digital alteration] used in official photo showing North Korean Army landing drills on March 26, 2013. Photos had additional ships added to depict more intimidating military presence. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a photo Tuesday of hovercrafts carrying marines to storm a beach. The Agence France-Presse (AFP), along with other news agencies, published the image but later pulled it due to [excessive digital alteration]. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA)




North Koreans walk past posters reading [Forward to the ultimate victory under the leadership of the great party!] left, [Not with words but with arms], center, and [Higher, faster], right, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, on a street in Phyongchon District in Pyongyang, North Korea. The banner partially shown at right reads in its entirety [Let’s strengthen and enhance our party as the party of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il!] (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)


North Koreans walk past posters reading [Forward to the ultimate victory under the leadership of the great party!] left, [Not with words but with arms], center, and [Higher, faster], right, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, on a street in Phyongchon District in Pyongyang, North Korea. The banner partially shown at right reads in its entirety [Let’s strengthen and enhance our party as the party of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il!] (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)




Kim Jong Un inspects landing and anti-landing drills at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


Kim Jong Un inspects landing and anti-landing drills at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




This picture taken on March 6, 2013 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in military training at an undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


This picture taken on March 6, 2013 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in military training at an undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) looks at the latest combat and technical equipment, made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit, on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) looks at the latest combat and technical equipment, made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit, on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




This picture released on March 26, 2013 and taken on March 25, 2013 shows North Korean female artillery squads moving a rocket launcher during the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597 at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


This picture released on March 26, 2013 and taken on March 25, 2013 shows North Korean female artillery squads moving a rocket launcher during the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597 at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




Soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) take part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, as Kim Jong Un (not pictured) watched, in the eastern sector of the front and the east coastal area on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) take part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, as Kim Jong Un (not pictured) watched, in the eastern sector of the front and the east coastal area on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Kim Jong Un talks with soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) taking part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Kim Jong Un talks with soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) taking part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Kim Jong Un talks with soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) taking part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Kim Jong Un talks with soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) taking part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




South Korean honour guards hold banners with pictures of the sailors who died in the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel by what Seoul insists was a North Korean submarine, during an event marking the third anniversary of the incident, at the national cemetery in Daejeon March 26, 2013. 46 sailors died when the Cheonan corvette sunk. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/Reuters)


South Korean honour guards hold banners with pictures of the sailors who died in the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel by what Seoul insists was a North Korean submarine, during an event marking the third anniversary of the incident, at the national cemetery in Daejeon March 26, 2013. 46 sailors died when the Cheonan corvette sunk. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/Reuters)




South Korean soldiers from an armored unit participate in a field firing in Pocheon, 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul and about 15 km (9 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, March 27, 2013. North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with South Korea because war could break out at [any moment], it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the United States and South Korea of nuclear attack. (Photo by Lim Byong-sik/Reuters)


South Korean soldiers from an armored unit participate in a field firing in Pocheon, 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul and about 15 km (9 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, March 27, 2013. North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with South Korea because war could break out at [any moment], it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the United States and South Korea of nuclear attack. (Photo by Lim Byong-sik/Reuters)




Soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) take part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (not pictured) watches, in the eastern sector of the front and the east coastal area on March 25, 2013, in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang March 26, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) take part in the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (not pictured) watches, in the eastern sector of the front and the east coastal area on March 25, 2013, in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang March 26, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




A U.S. air force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber (L) flies over Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul March 28, 2013. Yonhap reported that it was the first time for the bomber's drill to be confirmed on the Korean Peninsula and it said the bomber conducted a drill to strike a mock target, quoting a military source. (Photo by Sin Young-keun/Reuters/Yonhap)




A U.S. air force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber (L) flies over Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul March 28, 2013. Yonhap reported that it was the first time for the bomber's drill to be confirmed on the Korean Peninsula and it said the bomber conducted a drill to strike a mock target, quoting a military source. (Photo by Sin Young-keun/Reuters/Yonhap)


A U.S. air force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber (L) flies over Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul March 28, 2013. Yonhap reported that it was the first time for the bomber's drill to be confirmed on the Korean Peninsula and it said the bomber conducted a drill to strike a mock target, quoting a military source. (Photo by Sin Young-keun/Reuters/Yonhap)




Kim Jong Un and officers on a hill, watch a flight exercise and a paratroops drill of the Air and Anti-Air Force and Large Combined Unit 630 of the Korean People's Army, in this undated recent picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang on February 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Kim Jong Un and officers on a hill, watch a flight exercise and a paratroops drill of the Air and Anti-Air Force and Large Combined Unit 630 of the Korean People's Army, in this undated recent picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang on February 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by the Korea News Service, the Korean People's Army conducts a military drill in North Korea. Pyongyang is angry over U.S.-South Korean war games and U.N. sanctions meant to punish it for its third nuclear test. It has threatened nuclear attacks on Washington, though it isn't believed to have the weapons needed to do so. (Photo by AP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by the Korea News Service, the Korean People's Army conducts a military drill in North Korea. Pyongyang is angry over U.S.-South Korean war games and U.N. sanctions meant to punish it for its third nuclear test. It has threatened nuclear attacks on Washington, though it isn't believed to have the weapons needed to do so. (Photo by AP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




South Korean army K1 tanks participate in a military exercise at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65 kms northeast of Seoul, on March 27, 2013. North Korea severed its military hotline with South Korea on March 27, breaking the last direct communication link between the two countries at a time of heightened military tensions. (Photo by AFP Photo/YONHAP)


South Korean army K1 tanks participate in a military exercise at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65 kms northeast of Seoul, on March 27, 2013. North Korea severed its military hotline with South Korea on March 27, breaking the last direct communication link between the two countries at a time of heightened military tensions. (Photo by AFP Photo/YONHAP)




Kim Jong Un visits the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum where historic relics, mementos and models are displayed, on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Kim Jong Un visits the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum where historic relics, mementos and models are displayed, on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill to examine war fighting capabilities in the western sector of the front line in this picture released on March 14, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill to examine war fighting capabilities in the western sector of the front line in this picture released on March 14, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)





North Koreans including soldiers attend a rally in support of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's order to put its missile units on standby in preparation for a possible war against the U.S. and South Korea, in Pyongyang March 29, 2013, in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on Friday. North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


North Koreans including soldiers attend a rally in support of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's order to put its missile units on standby in preparation for a possible war against the U.S. and South Korea, in Pyongyang March 29, 2013, in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on Friday. North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




University students punch the air as they march through Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, March 29, 2013. Tens of thousands of North Koreans turned out for the mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader Kim Jong Un's call to arms. Placards read: [Let’s crush the puppet traitor group] and [Let’s rip the puppet traitors to death!] (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)


University students punch the air as they march through Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, March 29, 2013. Tens of thousands of North Koreans turned out for the mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader Kim Jong Un's call to arms. Placards read: [Let’s crush the puppet traitor group] and [Let’s rip the puppet traitors to death!] (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)




Soldiers of Kim Il Sung Military University perform military training on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)


Soldiers of Kim Il Sung Military University perform military training on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)




This undated picture, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 19, 2013 shows a military drill of the Korean People's Army at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The US on March 19 said it was flying training missions of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over South Korea, in a clear signal to North Korea at a time of escalating military tensions. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


This undated picture, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 19, 2013 shows a military drill of the Korean People's Army at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The US on March 19 said it was flying training missions of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over South Korea, in a clear signal to North Korea at a time of escalating military tensions. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




This picture, taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 20, 2013 shows North Korea's Korean People's Army soldiers at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Meanwhile, North Korea on March 21 threatened strikes on US military bases in Japan and Guam, escalating tensions as suspicion deepened that Pyongyang was behind a cyber attack on South Korean broadcasters and banks. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


This picture, taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 20, 2013 shows North Korea's Korean People's Army soldiers at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Meanwhile, North Korea on March 21 threatened strikes on US military bases in Japan and Guam, escalating tensions as suspicion deepened that Pyongyang was behind a cyber attack on South Korean broadcasters and banks. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




South Korean army K-55 self-propelled howitzers move during an exercise against possible attacks by North Korea in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. North Korea said Wednesday that it had cut off a key military hotline with South Korea that allows cross border travel to a jointly run industrial complex in the North, a move that ratchets up already high tension and possibly jeopardizes the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. (Photo by AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)


South Korean army K-55 self-propelled howitzers move during an exercise against possible attacks by North Korea in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. North Korea said Wednesday that it had cut off a key military hotline with South Korea that allows cross border travel to a jointly run industrial complex in the North, a move that ratchets up already high tension and possibly jeopardizes the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. (Photo by AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)




A protester stabs a target mark painted on a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea and pro-South Korea rally near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 22, 2013. The United Nations' top human rights body unanimously approved Thursday a formal probe into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity. The 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council signed off on the resolution backed by the U.S., Japan and the European Union that authorizes an investigation into what U.N. officials describe as suspected widespread and systematic violations of human rights in North Korea. (Photo by AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)


A protester stabs a target mark painted on a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea and pro-South Korea rally near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 22, 2013. The United Nations' top human rights body unanimously approved Thursday a formal probe into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity. The 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council signed off on the resolution backed by the U.S., Japan and the European Union that authorizes an investigation into what U.N. officials describe as suspected widespread and systematic violations of human rights in North Korea. (Photo by AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)




Kim Jong Un looks at the latest combat and technical equipment, made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Kim Jong Un looks at the latest combat and technical equipment, made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Kim Jong Un checks the samples of overcoats for the children of Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary School on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Kim Jong Un checks the samples of overcoats for the children of Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary School on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




A picture released by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong-un convening an urgent operation meeting at 0:30 am on March 29, 2013 at an undisclosed location, in which he ordered strategic rocket forces to be on standby to strike US and South Korean targets at any time. (Photo by KCNA via EPA)


A picture released by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong-un convening an urgent operation meeting at 0:30 am on March 29, 2013 at an undisclosed location, in which he ordered strategic rocket forces to be on standby to strike US and South Korean targets at any time. (Photo by KCNA via EPA)




This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 12, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a long-range artillery sub-unit of Korean People's Army Unit 641 at undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 12, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a long-range artillery sub-unit of Korean People's Army Unit 641 at undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




North Korean soldiers greet the North's leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


North Korean soldiers greet the North's leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




North Korean soldiers attend military drills in an unknown location in this picture taken March 20, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


North Korean soldiers attend military drills in an unknown location in this picture taken March 20, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Kim Jong Un uses a pair of binoculars to look towards the South during his visit to the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Kim Jong Un uses a pair of binoculars to look towards the South during his visit to the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Kim Jong Un inspects the second battalion under the Korean People's Army Unit 1973, honored with the title of [O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment], on March 23, 2013, in this picture released on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


Kim Jong Un inspects the second battalion under the Korean People's Army Unit 1973, honored with the title of [O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment], on March 23, 2013, in this picture released on March 24, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill in this picture released on March 14, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill in this picture released on March 14, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Kim Jong Un inspects a long-range artillery sub-unit of Korean People's Army Unit 641 at undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KNS)


Kim Jong Un inspects a long-range artillery sub-unit of Korean People's Army Unit 641 at undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by AFP Photo/KNS)




This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 26, 2013 and taken on March 25, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking with military officials during his inspection of the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597 at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)


This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 26, 2013 and taken on March 25, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking with military officials during his inspection of the landing and anti-landing drills of KPA Large Combined Units 324 and 287 and KPA Navy Combined Unit 597 at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA via KNS)




North Korean soldiers attend military drills in this picture released on March 20, 2013. KCNA said this picture was taken on March 20, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)


North Korean soldiers attend military drills in this picture released on March 20, 2013. KCNA said this picture was taken on March 20, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Elementary students exit a vehicle to enter a shelter during a civil defense drill against a possible attack by North Korea on Baeknyeong Island, close to North Korea, in the western waters of South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday. (Photo by Bae Jung-hyun/AP Photo/Yonhap)


Elementary students exit a vehicle to enter a shelter during a civil defense drill against a possible attack by North Korea on Baeknyeong Island, close to North Korea, in the western waters of South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday. (Photo by Bae Jung-hyun/AP Photo/Yonhap)


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