US, SKorea ready to respond to NKorea provocation
US, SKorea ready to respond to NKorea provocation The US defense chief expressed relief Wednesday that North Korea has not followed through on a threat to launch a military strike in response to South Korean activists floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.
BC-Koreas-Tension,0161 North Korea criticizes new SKorean president for first time since he takes office Eds: