North Korea threatens military steps in response to US-South Korean drills

North Korea threatens military steps in response to US-South Korean drills
US Army Apache helicopters take off at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea (Kwoon June-woo/AP)

North Korea has deemed ongoing South Korean-US military drills a plot to invade the country, as it threatened to take unspecified “responsible” military steps in response.

The North’s warning came on Tuesday, a day after the South Korean and US forces kicked off their annual computer-simulated command post training and a variety of field exercises for an 11 day run.

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