North Korea Condemns RIMPAC Wargames Off Hawaii

By Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea >> North Korea has repeated a regular accusation that the U.S. and South Korea are plotting to attack the North.

Pyongyang is pointing to ongoing U.S.-led multilateral military exercises off Hawaii.

The biennial Rim of the Pacific drills, or RIMPAC, involve warships from 14 nations, including South Korea, Japan and Australia.

The maneuvers that began last month and run until Aug. 1 include finding submarines, clearing mines and firing missiles.

North Korea's main Rodong Sinmun newspaper calls the actions "dangerous military provocations ... and reckless war maneuvers" with North Korea as their main target.