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NKorea threatens ‘nuclear deterrence’ over drills (AP)

In a Thursday, July 22, 2010 photo provided by the U.S. Navy,  Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington look at damage to the Republic of Korea corvette (ROKS) Cheonan (PCC-772) at Pyeongtaek naval base The ship sank March 26 near Baengnyeong Island. The Republic of Korea and the United States are scheduled to conduct the combined alliance maritime and air readiness exercise 'Invincible Spirit' in the seas east of the Korean peninsula from July 25-28, 2010. North Korea on Friday, July 23, 2010 threatened the United States and South Korea with a 'physical response' to planned weekend naval exercises as tensions with the communist nation rose in the aftermath of the sinking of the South Korean warship blamed on the North.  (AP Photo/Navy Visual News Service)AP - North Korea inflamed tensions over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship by threatening the United States and South Korea on Saturday with “nuclear deterrence” if they carry out naval maneuvers this weekend.


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