North Korea Announces ‘State Of War’ With The South
Analysts claim the threat against the South has to be seen in context as both sides have technically been in a state of war since 1953 when the Korean conflict ended in an armistice and not a peace treaty.
Tensions have been high since North Korea carried out a third nuclear test in February. The subsequent sanctions angered Pyongyang which recently cut a military hotline with the South – the last direct official link between the two nations.