1.   In recent days rhetoric has highlighted that danger, as the North Korean defense ministry has issued threatening statements accusing South Korea of military provocation.

2.   In return the North would have to agree to stop testing and exporting missiles and to end military provocations against the South.

3.   Yet continued Chinese military provocations could force the United States to reevaluate its position.

4.   A North-South attempt at reviving the reconciliation process broke off Wednesday as Pyongyang accused Seoul of engaging in military provocations.

5.   But at the same time, North Korea heated up its rhetoric against Washington, accusing it of military provocation that could jeopardize the deal.

6.   For most South Koreans, the latest incident is no more than one of the many military provocations North Korea has committed in recent years.

7.   Kim has been calling for an increase in the defense budget because of fears that North Korea might attempt military provocations to divert attention from its domestic problems.

8.   Kwon warned that North Korea, facing severe economic difficulties exacerbated by the recent floods, may trigger military provocations to diffuse internal discontent.

9.   Kwon warned that North Korea, facing severe economic difficulties exacerbated by the recent floods, may trigger military provocations to vent internal discontent.

10.   North Korea accused U.S. and South Korean forces on Wednesday of staging military provocations inside the tense demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas.