No sign of NKorea action as US-SKorean exercises enter third day

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No sign of NKorea action as US-SKorean exercises enter third day

July 27, 2010 00:42 EDT

ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (AP) -- South Korea's military says there have

been no signs that North Korea will make good on its threats as U.S. and South

Korean forces conduct a third day of exercises in the East Sea off the Korean

coast.

The drills, which run through Wednesday, are intended to send a message to North

Korea in the wake of the March sinking of a South Korean warship that killed 46

sailors. An international investigation determined a torpedo was responsible,

likely in a sneak attack by a North Korean submarine.

The incident has sharply raised tensions between the Koreas. The State

Department calls this week's military exercises " defensive in nature. "