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A South Korea K-1 tank fires live rounds during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin fire training field in mountainous Pocheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23. North Korea criticized major land and sea military exercises staged by the South, but stopped short of threatening a retaliatory strike as tension remained high on the divided peninsula. Wally Santana/Reuters
An explosion takes place on a mountain range during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin fire training field in Pocheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23. Wally Santana/Reuters
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak looks north through binoculars during his visit to a military observation post of the frontline unit in the demilitarized zone in Yanggu, South Korea, on Dec. 23. Jo Bo-Hee/Yonhap/Reuters
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (c.) poses for photographs with Army soldiers during his visit to a military observation post of the frontline unit in the demilitarized zone in Yanggu, South Korea, on Dec. 23. Jo Bo-Hee/Yonhap/Reuters
An AH-1S Cobra helicopter fires machine gun rounds on a mountain target during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin fire training field in Pocheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23. Wally Santana/Reuters
K-9 self-propelled guns fire live rounds during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin fire training field in Pocheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23. Park Ji-Ho/Yonhap/Reuters
Two F-15K fighter jets drop bombs on a mountain target during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin fire training field in Pocheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23. Wally Santana/Reuters
Multiple rocket launchers fire live rounds during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin fire training field in Pocheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23. Nam Gang-Ho/Newsis/Reuters
A K-1 tank fires live rounds during joint air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin fire training field in Pocheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23. Wally Santana/AP
Long-range rockets are fired at a mountain range on the Seungjin fire training field in Pocheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23. Wally Santana/AP
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