North Korea `ready for war` after US redeploys navy strike team
(The Guardian South Korea)

Pyongyang cites `reckless moves´ by US and says it will defend the country from invasion `by powerful force of arms´, according to reportsNorth Korea has warned of `catastrophic consequences` in response to any further provocations by the US, days after a US navy battle group was sent to waters off the Korean peninsula.The decision to divert the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and other battleships from a planned visit to Australia to the western Pacific came after tensions increased over ongoing military drills involving American and South Korean forces that Pyongyang regards as a dress rehearsal for an invasion. Related: Tillerson: China agrees on `action` on North Korea as navy strike group sails Continue reading...