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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea warned Washington of "grave consequences" Monday over a military exercise in South Korea, repeating a suggestion it has the ability to launch a pre-emptive attack on the United States.
The harsh comments were the latest in a series of anti-American missives issued by the communist state to condemn an annual drill between the militaries of South Korea and the United States. The North brands the drill as a rehearsal for an invasion.
About 25,000 U.S. troops and an undisclosed number of South Korean soldiers are participating in the weeklong exercise, dubbed RSOI and Foal Eagle, which began Saturday. South Korea and the United States say the drill is purely defensive.
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