The south Korean military recently staged maneuvers of the marine corps in a western coastal area under the pretext of "coping with terrorism." A drill for coping with emergency was staged by the south Korean puppet Command for the Defense of Northwestern Islands in the hotspot waters of the West Sea on June 15. There the commander of the puppet marine corps cried out for someone's "provocation" and "punishment", kicking off war hysteria.

Commenting on this, Rodong Sinmun Saturday terms this a reckless act of disturbing peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and pushing the already strained north-south ties to the brink of a war.

The commentary goes on:

The U.S. and the south Korean puppet regime are responding to the sincere efforts of the DPRK for dialogue and peace by escalating the moves for a war of aggression against it.

By deploying the ultra-modern attack nuclear submarine in south Korea this time the U.S. self-revealed that it pursues military confrontation and a war.

The south Korean warmongers are foolishly seeking to bolster their capability for striking core facilities in the areas of the DPRK, trumpeting about rehearsals for the deployment of a marine corps task force.

The reckless provocations of the U.S. and the south Korean authorities against the sincere peace-loving efforts of the DPRK are reaching an extreme phase as the days go by.

However, what awaits the aggressors and provocateurs is nothing but merciless punishment and miserable destruction.

The U.S. and the south Korean authorities to pay heed to the DPRK's repeated warnings.