Situation on Korean peninsula is on the brink of war - KCNA.

PYONGYANG, August 1 (Itar-Tass) - The United State's provocative
policy has brought the situation on the Korean peninsula " to the brink of
war," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) wrote in its commentary on
Sunday.
Large-scale exercises of the U.S. and South Korean Navy and Air Force
held in the Sea of Japan on July 25-28 are an example of this provocative
policy that has broken peace and stability in North East Asia. A total of
8,000 troops and the George Washington nuclear aircraft carrier took part
in this demonstration of force, the KCNA went on to say.
Moreover, Washington and Seoul intend to hold a series of military
exercises targeted against the DPRK next year with an aim to gain military
supremacy in North East Asia. The Korean Central News Agency wrote that
the United States was actively trying to involve Japan in its provocative
strategy.
"In case of aggressive actions on the part of the United States and
South Korea, the people and army of the DPRK will use their powerful
potential of self-defence and will defeat the enemy," the KCNA warned.
The Korean Central News Agency is calling on the United States to
respond to the North Korean proposal to sign a peace treaty to replace the
1953 Peace Agreement for the Korean Peninsula if Washington is really
interested in achieving durable peace in the Korean peninsula and
elsewhere in the region.

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