EUA e Coreia do Sul afrontam Coreia do Norte

As tropas da Coreia do Sul e dos Estados Unidos deram início nesta segunda-feira a manobras militares anuais sob o risco de represálias da Coreia do Norte. Os exercícios acontecem após uma semana de grande tensão na península. Isso porque Pyongyang anunciou o fim do armistício que interrompeu a guerra entre as Coreias, em 1953 – e ameaçou os americanos de um ataque nuclear. O motivo é o aumento das sanções da ONU contra o regime norte-coreano por causa do lançamento de um foguete considerado um míssil balístico. E de um teste atômico realizado em fevereiro. Uma outra resposta da Coreia do Norte foi a suspensão da linha do telefone vermelho entre Pyongyang e Seul, instalada em 1971, para casos de emergência. --UNKNOWN LOCATION, SOUTH KOREA, UNKNOWN DATE, SOURCE: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, SOUTH KOREA - NO RESALE FOR NON-EDITORIAL USE+PLEASE NOTE THE 4:3 FOOTAGE HAS A VOICE OVER IN KOREAN+- Various of soldiers undergoing training. Military service is compulsory for young men in South Korea- Various of men in military uniforms undergoing training in shooting and military drillsOFF THE COAST OF TAEAN, SOUTH KOREA, MAY 27, 2010, SOURCE: AFPTV- Various of rear gun on corvette taking part in drill - Various of officers - Various of South Korean flag flying on ship - Various of ship's defence weaponry - Pan across officers as they put on life jackets when drill alert called - Various of armed sailors on deck - Patrol boat alongside corvette - Various of armed sailors on lookout - Various of two other corvettes behind then veering left - Warning shots being fired as part of drill - Corvettes crossing paths - Corvette behind - Various of corvettes shooting to destroy enemy ship, as part of drill - Sailors preparing anti-submarine depth charger - Plume of water behind corvette as anti-submarine depth charger explodes