North and South Korea were trading threats of retaliation as tensions continued to soar on the peninsula. The South held its biggest land-based military exercises of the year Thursday, while its president visited an army base.
The drills, at training grounds in mountainous Pocheon just 20 miles from the heavily fortified border with the north, signalled South Korea’s determination to demonstrate its military strength.
President Lee Myung-bak has vowed a strong response to any new attacks by North Korea and the exercises are likely to reignite tensions in the region.
He said: ‘I had thought that we could safeguard peace if we had patience, but that wasn’t the case.
‘Now we should have a strong response, so that we can safeguard peace, deter aggression and prevent a war.’
Tanks raced down mountain roads firing artillery rounds as hills erupted with smoke.
Rockets were also fired by helicopters at makeshift targets and South Korean pilots also dropped bombs from F-15 fighters.
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