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North Korea scraps armistice that suspended Korean War

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    Jonathan Hunt reports from United Nations

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News items among them the deteriorating.

Situation with North Korea.

All of a sudden that country's leader has scrap the armistice that suspended the Korean War that's according to the North Korean news agency.

It reports the dear leader Kim Jong Hoon has made good on his threat from last week -- and the 1953.

Cease fire is now Null and void.

The north Koreans also shut down a key hotline to South Korea a phone that well the south rang in the north didn't answer.

The latest moves as both north and South Korea flex their military muscle North Korean troops are carrying out exercises involving the army the navy in the air force.

And South Korea is holding days of military drills involving 101000 South Korean troops and 3000 from America.

This just days after Dennis Rodman's best buddy reportedly threatened to -- the United States and told troops to prepare for all out war.

That was in response to a number of things among them the new tough punishment from the United Nations that are aimed -- getting the dictator to abandon -- nuclear program.

The Fox -- -- course -- Jonathan Hunt is live at the United Nations job and nobody really thinks Kim -- owner wants to restart the Korean War right.

Well the North Korean leader has little to gain from stocking an outright war on the Korean Peninsula shot.

But he clearly believes he has something to gain.

From upping the rhetoric to the levels -- which we have not seen in several years perhaps.

Perhaps he is looking for more concessions.

From the west as he tries to push through with his nuclear program perhaps he is looking to gain.

More respect and trust from the North Korean military generals who off flexing their own muscles.

As this new leader tries to impose is all authority all of that makes it very dangerous especially.

When you look to the -- -- you see a relatively new.

South Korean president as well also using some kind of inflammatory rhetoric the South Korean.

President saying that if North Korea were to launch a nuclear attack the North Korean regime would quote.

Disappear.

From the face of the all of that.

Makes -- a very dangerous time on the Korean Peninsula -- A dangerous time and it appears the United States is reacting sharply to all of us.

Yet these job military exercises that the US is involved in with the South Koreans that right now well obviously planned long before the latest crisis but neither the South Koreans know all the US.

-- obviously disappointed that they are happening just a month off to the north Koreans carried out that underground and nuclear test and the message that is being sent from the US.

Was turned into a shop of global one today by the national security advisor Tom -- In his speech at the Asia society here in New York City -- The United States will not accept North Korea's nuclear state.

-- always stand by likes of all it takes to develop.

A nuclear -- missile that can target the United States.

The United States refuses to reward bad behavior by North Korea the United States will not play the game accepting empty promises -- the threat.

I'm the great concern here shaft they is that -- the north and South Korean.

Militaries of both on high alert the stakes very high the rhetoric inflammatory.

Mistakes can easily be made and that can just as easily -- and -- rival chip.

Jonathan Hunt live at the United Nations Jonathan thank you.

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