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May 7th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
In a sudden de-escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang has removed two of its ballistic missile units from their launching positions, US officials confirmed.
Two Musudan missiles, capable of hitting targets 2,500 miles
away, were withdrawn from a launch site in the eastern part of the
country and moved to a storage facility, several US officials who
chose to remain anonymous told the media.
The US, which considers Korean missile program as a threat to its
national security in parts of the Pacific Ocean, has confirmed that
the weapons have now been relocated, a defense official told
AFP.
The news comes soon after Seoul and Washington kicked-off on Monday
a five-day anti-submarine drill in the Yellow Sea with the presence
of nuclear-powered forces, military officials told Yonhap news
agency.
The US mobilized a nuclear-powered Los Angeles-class submarine,
Aegis destroyers and maritime surveillance aircrafts to join South
Korean destroyers, submarines and maritime aircrafts. A 7,000-ton
Nimitz-class nuclear powered super carrier is expected to join the
training.
The latest set of drills follow the completion of the
two-month-long Foal Eagle exercise, which caused the recent
escalation of tension between the North and South, as Pyongyang
repeatedly threatened to unleash its missiles on the South and its
allies.
North Korea warned against the anti-submarine exercises on
Saturday, calling for an end to “hostile acts and military
provocations” while threatening closure of the Kaesong complex,
the only joint industrial zone and the only communication channel
between two Koreas.
Until last month, the industrial zone employed more than 53,000
North Korean workers and hundreds of South Korean managers. The
factory gradually began halting operations amid the escalations of
hostility followed by the withdrawal of North Koreans working for
the 123 South Korean firms in Kaesong park.
South Korean officials criticized their neighbor on Monday for
linking defense maneuvers to joint projects.
“It is inappropriate that the North is demanding the
cancellation of South Korea-US joint drills by linking it with the
Kaesong Industrial Complex,” S. Korean defense ministry
spokesman Kim Min-seok said in a briefing.
“As long as the North maintains its hostile stance, the joint
drills will continue,” Kim said.
The developments come as South Korean President Park Geun-hye began
a six-day official trip to the US on Sunday, where he plans to
focus on the North Korean missile program.
Since the beginning of the two-month joint military exercise
between Seoul and Washington in February, the North has issued a
number of alarming threats against the South and the United States,
including a threat to conduct another nuclear test and a ballistic
missile launch.
The escalation of threats from the North also followed introduction
of stricter UN sanctions against Pyongyang following the completion
of its third underground nuclear test in February.
Source Article from http://rt.com/news/north-korea-relocates-missiles-908/
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