North Korea declares 'state of war': LIVE UPDATES

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North Korea declares 'state of war': LIVE UPDATES.(Russia Today).

Pyongyang also warned it would retaliate against any provocations by the US and South Korea without "any prior notice."
Russia has called for restraint from all sides involved.
10:12 GMT: Moscow believes that Seoul and Washington have both taken a measured response in light of the new threats from North Korea.
"The situation is tense and dangerous, but there are some hopeful moments, the US and South Korea have reacted calmly and it means events have not yet spun out of control," a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told Interfax.
"It is time for quiet diplomacy to find political solutions out of the crisis."
9:55 GMT: Speaking at a workshop for senior officials from the government, the presidential office and the ruling Saenuri Party, Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said he does not rule out the possibility of "armed provocation" from the North.
"If provoked, we will mobilize not only all of our military strength but also that of the US mainland and suppress [the North] in a single stroke," the minister was quoted as saying by participants of the workshop.
"Our military is maintaining full preparedness to leave no blind point in safeguarding the lives and safety of the people," the South Korean defense ministry said in a statement.
Despite the harsh threats, the North's army has made no unusual moves, a military source said.

South Korea Warns North of Punishment Should War Declaration Go Beyond Words zite.to/14v2MRu #NKorea #DPRK
— Ian Geldard (@igeldard) March 30, 2013

9:48 GMT: North Korea said it would shut down its joint industrial zone with the South if Seoul continues to insult its integrity, North Korean news agency KCNA reported.
9:22 GMT:

Best quote of day from KCNA: "A nuclear 'eagle' does not flutter its wings for 'defense.'" (React to USAF bomber flights over #ROK)
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) March 30, 2013

9:18 GMT: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has warned against the escalation around the Korean Peninsula in an interview with Bild.de newspaper. North Korea should stop playing with fire and curb its nuclear program, he said, adding that the situation in the region directly affects global security and peace.
9:00 GMT:

#NorthKorea’s ‘State of War’ May Be Mistranslation - Report bit.ly/10imRFJ
— RIA Novosti (@ria_novosti) March 30, 2013

8:47 GMT:

KCNA: "Nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula has become unavoidable."
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) March 30, 2013

8:46 GMT: The Russian Foreign Ministry calls on all sides involved to act responsibly and be reserved after the latest round of threats from the North Korean leadership. "We hope neither side crosses the line that will become a point of no return," a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson told Interfax.
8:22 GMT: 33-year-old tutor Kang Tae-hwan told AP that South Koreans didn't seem "to be that nervous" because they had "previously experienced such rhetoric and threats from the North many times in the past."
7:57 GMT: The White House has dismissed allegations the US has escalated tensions in Korea by its deployment of B-2 stealth bombers. "It's clear that the escalation is taking place from the North Koreans, based on their rhetoric and on their actions," White House spokesperson Josh Earnest told reporters.
7:40 GMT: North Korean rocket units are reportedly on standby to fire on US bases in the South Pacific. Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and Austin, Texas, are singled out as main targets on a map clearly visible in the background of a photo of a gathering of North Korean military leaders. However, international experts say it is doubtful that North Korean missiles could reach any of those targets. Click for details and photos.

5:43 GMT:

Full war declaration statement from North Korea - via @reuters bit.ly/14CSb7C
— RT (@RT_com) March 30, 2013

5:41 GMT:

North Korean missiles are ready at any time to hit the United States and military bases in South Korea and the Pacific - "KCNA". #US #DPRK
— Евразия Online (@EurasiaOnline) March 30, 2013

5:02 GMT: "We will first target and dissolve mainland United States, Hawaii and Guam, and United States military based in South Korea. And the (South Korean presidential office) will be burned to the ground," the KCNA report said.

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