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March 12, 2013

North Korea Declares End to 60-Year Armistice with South Korea 
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North Korea says it has unilaterally scrapped the 60-year-old armistice
that ended the Korean War amid escalating tensions over ongoing
U.S.-South Korea military drills. North Korea has issued threats of an
attack against the United States and has severed its hotline with South
Korea. In return, the Obama administration has issued new sanctions and
warnings. Obama's National Security Advisor Tom Donilon spoke to the
Asia Society in New York.

Tom Donilon: "North Korea’s claims may be hyperbolic — but as to
the policy of the United States, there should be no doubt: We will draw
upon the full range of our capabilities to protect against, and to
respond to, the threat posed to us and to our allies by North Korea.
This includes not only any North Korean use of weapons of mass
destruction — but also, as the president made clear, their
transfer of nuclear weapons or nuclear materials to other states or
non-state entities. Such actions would be considered a grave threat to
the United States and our allies and we will hold North Korea fully
accountable for the consequences."

 

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