Commenting on this, Rodong Sinmun Monday says:

The resumption of joint military exercises is a vicious challenge to the entire Korean nation hoping for detente and durable peace on the Korean peninsula and the DPRK making all possible efforts for the improvement of the north-south relations. It, therefore, can never be tolerated.

The peaceful environment on the Korean peninsula is a prerequisite to the improvement of the north-south ties.

However, the U.S. and its followers are trying hard to resume the exercises and thus quench the spirit for the improvement of the north-south ties and strain the military stand-off and tension to the maximum and, furthermore, stifle the DPRK by force at any cost.

Now the Trump group is calling for the resumption of the exercises on one hand and it is introducing huge preemptive attack means such as nuclear carrier and nuclear strategic bombers to and around south Korea on the other hand while spreading the story about "preventive preemptive attack" on someone.

If the U.S. resumes the joint military exercises, we will resolutely counter them.