Commenting on this, Rodong Sinmun Monday says:

The south Korean puppet forces are describing the drills as the ones to "deter provocation" but such shameless sophism is not workable.

It is a reckless act of challenging the aspiration of all Koreans for improved north-south relations and national reunification and a criminal act of treachery disturbing the peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and increasing the danger of a nuclear war, the news analyst notes, and goes on:

The reality goes to clearly prove that the puppet forces never want to defuse the confrontation with the north but only seek to escalate the military stand-off with it and stifle it.

It is ridiculous for them to talk about "dialogue" while whetting the sword for aggression to do harm to the other side.

Those who are fond of playing with fire are fated to perish in the flames.

The south Korean puppet forces had better clearly understand that their moves for a war against the north will only precipitate their final end.