North Korea warns of "strong counteractions" for U.S.-South Korea drills

North Korea on Friday denounced planned joint military drills by the United States and South Korea, warning that they would face "unprecedentedly persistent and strong counteractions" from Pyongyang, according to state-run media."With just apprehension and reason," the North regards the planned exercises as "preparations for an aggression war," the official Korean Central News Agency quoted a spokesperson for the country's Foreign Ministry as saying in a statement.The United States and South Korea are scheduled to conduct tabletop exercises next Wednesday that includes scenario-planning a N…READ FULL ARTICLE