Connect to share and comment  North Korea 'ready for war' over
US, South Korea military drills  North Korea's government has
condemned the latest joint military drills by the US and South
Korea, and says it is ready for "both dialogue and war" in
response.  South Korea military drillEnlarge South Korean
policemen wearing gas masks stand guard during a civil defence
drill in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two
Koreas, on Dec. 15, 2010. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)  North
Korea said it was prepared for war today, as the US and South
Korea began a series of annual joint military drills.  The
exercises are a "grave provocation," according to the North
Korean Foreign Ministry, cited by the state's KCNA news agency.
"The DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] is fully ready
for both dialogue and war."  South Korea maintains the drills
are defensive, not aggressive.  More from GlobalPost: US, North
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