The 18-day exercise, code named Yudh Abhyas or preparation for war, concludes Thursday.

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North Korea,as it has in the past, has reacted to the joint exercise with strong threats -- saying they may lead to a "sacred war" in which Pyongyang would be compelled to use its nuclear weapons.

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Rooted in Persia as a cavalry war exercise more than two millennia ago, polo is returning to postrevolutionary Iran.

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Even more importantly, the United States must be able in time of war to exercise space control and in peacetime to assure freedom of space.

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The occupation, like the war, turned into an ideological exercise.

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