US holds drills off Korea as Pyongyang talks war (OneNewsNow.com)

US holds drills off Korea as Pyongyang talks war (OneNewsNow.com): "ABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON- U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated.



An international investigation has blamed the North for the sinking of a South Korean warship, killing 46 sailors in what officials called the worst military attack on the South since the 1950-53 Korean War.

The four-day 'Invincible Spirit' exercises involving 20 ships, 200 aircraft and about 8,000 U.S. and South Korean sailors are being held in the waters off Korea's east coast have brought threats of retaliation from North Korea, which denies responsibility for the attack on the Cheonan.

The anti-submarine phase of the training _ which also involves anti-ship and anti-aircraft operations _ is particularly important because an international investigation found that the 1,200-ton corvette Cheonan was sunk by a torpedo launched from a North Korean submarine that somehow penetrated South Korea's defenses.