Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- The situation of the Korean peninsula is inching close to the brink of war, owing to the U.S-led hostile forces' moves to stifle the DPRK by force of arms.

The U.S. and the gangsters of the puppet ROK conducted so-called "cyber alliance training" from January 15 to 26.

This training, staged for the first time under the pretext of "beefing up the system for cyber cooperation", was aimed at getting familiar with cyber war. It is an extension of the war provocation moves of the U.S. and its vassal forces which are escalating their reckless military maneuvers, publicly trumpeting about the "end of regime" in the DPRK.

The U.S. and its minions staged a series of joint military exercises targeting the DPRK in the air, land and sea on and around the Korean peninsula by mobilizing all sorts of nuclear strategic assets in less than one month this year.

On Jan. 4, the U.S. staged the first joint combat firing drill in Phochon of Kyonggi Province with the puppet military rogues, touting "strengthened operation capability of alliance".

Besides, it frantically staged a joint naval drill with warships of the Japan maritime "Self-Defense Force" and the puppet navy for three days from Jan. 15, calling for "enhancing the capacity to cope with nuclear and missile threats" from the DPRK. Involved in the drill were the U.S. nuclear carrier Carl Vinson and Aegis cruiser Princeton.

On Jan. 18, there took place a joint air drill in the sky above the East Sea of Korea under the signboard of "reinforced deterrence and responsive forces". Involved in it were two B-1B nuclear strategic bombers of the U.S. air force and F-15 fighter jets of the Japan air "Self-Defense Force".

In parallel with this, different reconnaissance assets commit spying activities against the DPRK.

On Jan. 22, a RC-135 reconnaissance plane of the U.S. air force made a provocative intelligence flight in the sky above the east and west seas of Korea openly for a long time, and even the puppet group went so reckless as to mobilize E-737 AWACS to spy on the DPRK.

When the crow flies, her tail follows. The current situation, in which frantic nuclear war drills are being staged against the DPRK from the outset of the new year, requires the DPRK to be fully prepared for a war and thoroughly deter the U.S. and its stooges' invasion with overwhelming power.

We showed on various occasions that our cutting-edge military hardware are not for "demonstration", and legalized the Korean-style nuclear doctrine on the use of nuclear forces long ago.

We once again warn the U.S. and the puppet ROK that if a war breaks out, they will become the targets of our ruthless punishment. -0-

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