The United States and South Korea have been conducting joint staff exercises named RSOI (Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration) since March 25. The exercises will be combined with large-scale maneuvers Toksuri - Foal Eagle, traditionally seen by Pyongyang as a war rehearsal on the Korean peninsula.
An article published in Nodong Sinmun said that North Korea could no longer trust the United States and was being forced to fully prepare for any scenario.
According to the newspaper, the preparations will include building up military containment forces.
The six-nation talks, aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear program, have been held since August 2003 and involve Russia, South and North Korea, the United States, China, and Japan. At the February round of six-nation talks, the parties reached a breakthrough deal, when Pyongyang agreed to shut down its reactor, allow UN inspectors back to its nuclear sites in exchange for aid and other incentives.
However, a new round of talks held March 19-22 came to a deadlock over problems with the return of North Korea's funds deposited at a Macau bank.
