PYONGYANG, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday denounced the United States and South Korea for pushing the situation to the point of "explosion" through provocations, the official KCNA news agency reported.
The statement came at a time when South Korea and the United States are carrying out their largest-ever annual military drills, which Pyongyang said amount to "an provocation to the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK and an open declaration of a war against it."
The statement, issued by the DPRK government, political parties and organizations, threatened of a deadly preemptive attack on U.S. and South Korean forces.
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