North Korea Threatens to ‘Counter’ U.S. Over Military Drills

North Korea Threatens to ‘Counter’ U.S. Over Military Drills
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un inspects artillery launchers ahead of a military drill marking the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on April 25, 2017. KCNA/File Photo via Reuters
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SEOUL—North Korea threatened on Saturday to “counter the U.S.” if the United States holds joint military exercises with South Korea, and said it would not beg for talks with Washington.

The United States is due to start joint exercises in early April, a South Korean presidential security adviser said this week according to Yonhap news agency—the latest in a series of drills that the north has regularly described as a threat.