North Korea says it will no longer abide by 1953 armistice

May 28, 2009 · Posted in News 

Editor’s Note:  North Korea is a huge persecutor of Christians.  Hostilities on the Korean peninsula will obviously have a major impact on the region and on the state of the church in both of those nations. 

By CTV

South Korean and U.S. troops were on high alert Thursday after the reclusive North Korean regime signalled its unwillingness to co-operate with international demands to dismantle its nuclear program.

The isolationist nation said it was preparing for an American-led attack and would meet any hostility with “merciless” and dangerous ferocity.

“The northward invasion scheme by the U.S. and the South Korean puppet regime has exceeded the alarming level,” the North’s main Rodong Sinmun newspaper said in a commentary on Thursday.

“A minor accidental skirmish can lead to a nuclear war.”

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