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US conducted 170 spy missions in May: DPRK SEOUL: North Korea on Wednesday accused the United States of conducting more than 170 aerial spy missions over the communist state in May as part of preparations for war, state media said. The Korean Central News Agency said US reconnaissance planes, including U-2s, E-3, EP-3, RC-12 and RC-7B, flew “in war exercises” to spy on military targets in North Korea. Pyongyang has claimed the United States is preparing to invade North Korea despite Washington’s denials. Both sides are in a standoff over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. During six-way talks in September, North Korea agreed in principle to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme in exchange for diplomatic and economic benefits and security guarantees. But North Korea has boycotted the talks since November when it said US financial sanctions imposed on Pyongyang over allegations of money laundering were blocking progress. Pyongyang has said it would return to talks - which group both Koreas, the United States, China, Japan and Russia - only after the sanctions are lifted. --------------------------------------------------- Prison Planet.tv: The Premier Multimedia Subscription Package: Download and Share the Truth! Please help our fight against the New World Order by giving a donation. As bandwidth costs increase, the only way we can stay online and expand is with your support. Please consider giving a monthly or one-off donation for whatever you can afford. You can pay securely by either credit card or Paypal. Click here to donate. |