The amphibious assault vessel USS Bonhomme Richard (right) and the USS Ashland leave the port of Busan, South Korea, on March 7, 2016, to take part in a combined landing exercise with South Korean forces. Photo: EPA
The amphibious assault vessel USS Bonhomme Richard (right) and the USS Ashland leave the port of Busan, South Korea, on March 7, 2016, to take part in a combined landing exercise with South Korean forces. Photo: EPA
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North Korea threatens to turn US and the South into ‘flames and ashes’ with nuclear strikes as largest ever drills begin

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 5:58pm, 7 Mar, 2016

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The amphibious assault vessel USS Bonhomme Richard (right) and the USS Ashland leave the port of Busan, South Korea, on March 7, 2016, to take part in a combined landing exercise with South Korean forces. Photo: EPA
The amphibious assault vessel USS Bonhomme Richard (right) and the USS Ashland leave the port of Busan, South Korea, on March 7, 2016, to take part in a combined landing exercise with South Korean forces. Photo: EPA
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