朝鲜半岛星期一紧张局势提升，朝鲜发布了一段大型军事演习的录像，韩国指责朝鲜以卫星发射计划为借口试验核武器投射系统。朝鲜的这段录像显示，朝鲜领导人金正恩会见军人，并观看被形容为的朝鲜海、陆、空三军的联合攻击演习。录像显示，海上一艘军舰被击中爆炸、军人发射导弹、以及一架飞机在空中爆炸。
在朝鲜发布这段录像当天，韩国指责朝鲜星期五宣布的在4月中旬以和平为目的，发射一枚火箭将一颗卫星送上轨道的计划。韩国总统李明博星期一上午主持了一场由外交和安全部门部长参加的会议。会议结束后，总统发言人称，朝鲜计划中的火箭发射是一次“严重的挑衅”。这位发言人说，发射火箭的真实目的是研发具有携带核弹头能力的远程导弹。
Tensions rose Monday on the Korean peninsula, with Pyongyang releasing video of a major military exercise and Seoul accusing the North of using a planned satellite launch as a pretext for testing a nuclear weapon delivery system. The North Korean video shows leader Kim Jong Un meeting soldiers and watching what is described as a joint strike drill of the North's army, navy and air force. The video shows a warship being blown up at sea, soldiers firing missiles and an airplane exploding in mid-air.
The release comes as South Korean officials denounced Pyongyang's announcement Friday that it will launch a rocket in mid-April to put a satellite into orbit for peaceful purposes. After a morning meeting of foreign and security ministers, presided over by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, a presidential spokesman described the planned launch as a "grave provocation." He said the real purpose of the launch is to develop of a long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear payload.
