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The North has also shut down an emergency military hotline between Seoul and Pyongyang.
BBC: North Korea nuclear test 'not imminent' says South
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North Korea says it is cutting a military hotline with South Korea, amid high tension on the peninsula.
BBC: North Korea cuts military hotline with South
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The military hotline is used by the two sides to communicate over travel to the Kaesong joint industrial zone, inside North Korea.
BBC: North Korea cuts military hotline with South
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Few think the North - which last week cut a military hotline which was the last official direct link with Seoul - would risk full-blown conflict.
BBC: South Korea pledges strong response against North
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But despite its rhetoric few think the North - which last week cut a military hotline which was the last official direct link with Seoul - would risk full-blown conflict.
BBC: North Korea expands nuclear weapons programme
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The North Koreans threatened to scrap the armistice that ended the Korean War, and to sever a military hotline with the United States if South Korea and Washington press ahead with war games.
WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,
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In recent weeks, it has threatened to attack South Korea, Japan and US bases in the region, vowed to restart an inactive nuclear reactor and shut an emergency military hotline with South Korea.
BBC: US and South Korea wrap up "Foal Eagle" military drills
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What's more, China has shown no interest in crisis management initiatives such as installing a direct military hotline between the Pentagon and China's Ministry of Defense or signing an incidents at sea agreement to reduce the chance of accidents between navies.
WSJ: Michael Auslin: Beijing's Paranoid Worldview
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Since the UN imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea in February, its leadership has promised to restart a mothballed nuclear reactor, has shut an emergency military hotline to South Korea, and has urged diplomatic staff to leave, saying it cannot guarantee their safety.
BBC: China and US make North Korea nuclear pledge