朝鲜半岛星期一紧张局势提升，朝鲜发布了一段大型军事演习的录像，韩国指责朝鲜以卫星发射计划为借口试验核武器投射系统。朝鲜的这段录像显示，朝鲜 领导人金正恩会见军人，并观看被形容为的朝鲜海、陆、空三军的联合攻击演习。录像显示，海上一艘军舰被击中爆炸、军人发射导弹、以及一架飞机在空中爆炸。
在 朝鲜发布这段录像当天，韩国指责朝鲜星期五宣布的在4月中旬以和平为目的，发射一枚火箭将一颗卫星送上轨道的计划。韩国总统李明博星期一上午主持了一场由 外交和安全部门部长参加的会议。会议结束后，总统发言人称，朝鲜计划中的火箭发射是一次“严重的挑衅”。这位发言人说，发射火箭的真实目的是研发具有携带 核弹头能力的远程导弹。
Tensions rose Monday on the Korean peninsula, with Pyongyang releasing video of a major military exercise and Seoul accusing the North of using a planned satellite launch as a pretext for testing a nuclear weapon delivery system. The North Korean video shows leader Kim Jong Un meeting soldiers and watching what is described as a joint strike drill of the North's army, navy and air force. The video shows a warship being blown up at sea, soldiers firing missiles and an airplane exploding in mid-air.
The release comes as South Korean officials denounced Pyongyang's announcement Friday that it will launch a rocket in mid-April to put a satellite into orbit for peaceful purposes. After a morning meeting of foreign and security ministers, presided over by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, a presidential spokesman described the planned launch as a "grave provocation." He said the real purpose of the launch is to develop of a long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear payload.