South Korea Expects Another Attack From North Korea

A jet fighter is seen in this picture taken on Nov. 30, 2010 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a joint military exercise conducted by South Korea and the United States in tense waters west of the divided Korean Peninsula. (Xinhua/Pool)

North Korea 'Highly Likely To Attack South Korea Again' -- The Telegraph

North Korea is “highly likely” to attack South Korea again as its ailing leader Kim Jong-il seeks to bolster the standing of his regime ahead of a planned handover of power, South Korea’s intelligence chief has warned.

“There is a high possiblity that the North will make another attack,” said Won Sei-hoon, director of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service told a parliamentary committee meeting in Seoul.

He added that phone-tap intelligence last August had hinted at the likelihood of an attack off South Korea’s west coast, months before last week’s shelling by North Korea of a South Korean island, killing four.

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Top North Korean military official refutes talks, warns of more attacks -- Korea Times

S.Korea spy chief says more attacks likely -- Reuters
South Korea Official Says North Is Likely to Attack Again -- New York Times
'N. Korea could attack South again prior to power succession' -- Sify News
North Korea highly likely to attack again, South Korea warns -- The Guardian

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US, South Korea End Joint Military Drills -- NPR
South Korean, US navies end manoeuvres in Yellow Sea -- Sify News
US, South Korea End Joint Maneuers, Discuss Future Exercises -- Voice of America
S. Korean, U.S. forces wrap up joint naval drills -- Xinhuanet
Report: S. Korea discusses more joint military drills with U.S. -- CNN
South Korea and US 'plan more drills' amid N Korea fear -- BBC
After South Korea-U.S. Drills, Now it’s Japan’s Turn -- Wall Street Journal

China Urges Restraint As US, South Korea Plan New Drills -- Voice of America
China says avoid acts inflaming Korea tensions -- Washington Post
Escalation of Korean tensions must be prevented: China -- AFP
China Says Avoid Acts Inflaming Korea Tensions -- NPR/AP
US: China 'Obligated' to Press North Korea to End 'Belligerence' -- Voice of America

China’s position stirs discontent in South Korea -- Joong Ang Daily
China Blocks UN Action Against North Korea, AFP Reports -- Bloomberg Businessweek
U.N. push for North Korea condemnation falters: envoys -- Reuters
Threat level low, no plans to evacuate families in South Korea, U.S. officials say -- Stars And Stripes
Complacent South Koreans 'shook-up' by attack -- MSNBC

What will North Korea do next? -- Peter Copeland, Korea Times
Peaceful Korean reunification now a distant dream--analysts -- Simon Martin, Inquirer/AFP
Korean Peninsula crisis -- Asahi editorial
What North Korea appears 
to want from the United States -- Jimmy Carter, AJC