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Asalam alaikum and hajj mabrook from the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Saudi Arabia.

As you prepare for Hajj we want to remind you to

register for the smart traveler enrollment program or STEP.

STEP is an easy way for the Department of State to share important information with you

through text messages and emails in case of an emergency.

The information in STEP will also help family, friends and consular officers locate you if you

need help during your hottest journey.

Registering in STEP is easy.

Just follow the prompts on this website.

before you sign up make sure you have your passport number, details for your emergency contact,

and the best contact information we can use to reach you during your trip.

Registering for the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program

is a great way to keep in touch with the Department of State

and the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia throughout the Hajj,

so sign up today.

From the entire U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia we wish you asafe and fulfilling Hajj

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Wife of US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Apologizes for Social Media Tirade - Duration: 0:56.

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[SKIT] - How teachers (not) treat us in school (face reveal..) - Duration: 1:28.

Alright, students! We're having a. TEST. TODAY.

Get out your pencils and paper RIGHT. NOW.

Okay! I'm going to pass out the test papers right now!

Everybody.. SHUT THE HECK UP!

heres one for you, and here's one for you..

and here's one for your

ugly face..

GET TO WORK YA SLAV--

OKAY! EVERYONE IS DONE WITH THE TEST

SO YOU MAY NOW TALK FOR THE REST OF THE TIME!

but.. NO DEVICES!!111!1

SAFDGHSDJCFGSDFIUG ERTGIVUYESRYUGVISUYERGUC SEUNGRYDSFHDSHHHHHH

ah! now that im done playing my minecraft... let's see if anyone disobeyed me..

hmmmmmm

Yeah, you should TOTALLY subscribe to my YouTube Channel!

Oh, really? What's the link?

Oh, I'll give you it.

Mhm.. Okay.. no devices.

Okay, staring contest! 3, 2, 1.. GO!

slaps

Mhm.. Okay.. no devices.

quickly typing...

-LE GASP!!- YOU!

That's it! I'm taking your phone!

But I didn't even hear you say that..

i.. said.. NO PHONES!!!11!1

hahahah!! what a loser..

I'm taking this to the office..

But first.. EWW SAMSUNG? I DON'T LIKE SAMSUNG..

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Tens of millions of lottery players in the United States are dreaming of the possibility

-- however miniscule -- of winning untold riches in the Powerball lottery.

The winning numbers will be drawn on Wednesday night local time, and the jackpot could bring

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The odds of winning the top prize are one in 2-hundred-92 million.

Powerball is played across 44 U.S. states, as well as in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin

Islands.

The draw started at the top of the hour.... good luck to anyone who bought a ticket.

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North Korea WILL SELL nuclear weapons to Syria and Iran under US sanctions, warns expert - Duration: 3:33.

North Korea WILL SELL nuclear weapons to Syria and Iran under US sanctions, warns expert

threatening to launch a missile attack on the US territory of Guam sparked an angry war of words between President Trump and the rogue state's despot leader Kim Jong-un.

Having promised to react with "fire and fury" to any such threat, Mr Trump has placed his fifth, and largest, set of sanctions on Chinese and Russian individuals and firms that his administration say conduct business with North Korea in an attempt to isolate the Kim regime amid the threats The sanctions against 10 companies and six individuals are designed to disrupt the economic ties that have allowed Pyongyang to continue to fund its nuclear weapons programme, which is under United Nations restrictions.

Emily Landau, a senior research fellow and head of arms control programme at the Institute for National Security Studies, warned Mr Trump's sanctions could force North Korea to sell its weapons if it is required to raise funds.

Speaking to I23 News' Debrief, Ms Landau said: "There's this cooperation, and it surfaces every once in a while.

"There's North Korea-Syrian cooperation, North Korean-Iranian cooperation in the non-conventional realm.  "It's all part of the dangerous activity of North Korea as a proliferator in the sense it will sell and share technologies, know-how and components that are related to nuclear and chemical weapons programmes with anyone that pays hard cash." Ms Landau added Kim Jong-un will sell North Korea's weapons to anyone "who is willing to pay the price" as the rogue state becomes harder up thanks to US sanctions.

The arms expert went as far to say the US sanctions would, in fact, fuel North Korea's sale of arms rather than prevent it. "If sanctions are put on North Korea then it's in even more dire need of cash," she said.

"Therefore it has even more of a motivation to make these kinds of deals with any state and entity which is willing to buy it.  "With North Korea it's all about the money."  .

Speaking after the fresh US sanctions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the restraint shown by North Korea with its nuclear weapons programme could mean dialogue opens between Washington and Pyongyang.  He said: "We have had no missile launches or provocative acts on the part of North Korea since the unanimous adoption of the UN security council resolution.

"We hope that this is the beginning of this signal that we've been looking for – that they are ready to restrain their level of tensions, they're ready to restrain their provocative acts, and that perhaps we are seeing our pathway to some time in the near future having some dialogue.".

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The Walking Divided | He Will Not Divide Us - Duration: 5:59.

Season 1: New York

Shia's arrested. Shut it down

Season 2: New Mexico

Someone pulled a gun. Shut it DOWN

(Season 3: Tennessee) Fine then, we'll do a shitty flag.

STOLEN

[SHIA TRIGGERED] [SHUTTING DOWN INTENSIFIES]

Season 4, another flag, but with guards.

STOLEN [SHIA TRIGGERED AGAIN]

(Season 5: Finland) I'm going to sit in a cabin for a month and do nothing.

Mission Accomplished

And that brings us to now.

The flag is back.

Stationary camera, completely muted audio. No confirmed clues, just a white flag on a white wall.

So shia won't be making a cameo at this season. He has bigger concerns.

[SHIA IS HUNGRY]

Which is why his buddy, Luke Turner, featured here in season 5 has taken over.

So it goes live at 4pm GMT.

The first thing to determine is the source of this light.

Is it a lamp or natural?

Well it's moving very slowly and its luminosity is changing.

That means there's a window.

The angle of the light means the window should be about here, with the camera here.

So the relative positions of things in the room should be like this.

Next, they wait for sunset.

Sunset is 8pm GMT

Okay, that puts the flag somewhere in THIS zone.

Does Luke have a house in this area?

Yes he does.

Perfect. Time to do some recon.

As it gets darker, it would be easier to see a light flashing through the window.

Location confirmed

Some people tried to fuck with the Wi-Fi router

Hmm...no good.

And then...

Nothing really.

I mean look at this.

What's the bloody point?

This is no better than uploading a still image and declaring victory.

Especially for art, it's BORING.

Now THIS.

This was creating discussion.

It was arguably the greatest reality TV show over the last decade.

But instead we have...

this.

So we're waiting...and we're waiting...and we're waiting...

Until

HOLY SHIT, there's a fly on the flag!

People flocked back to the stream. The flag itself made for a makeshift ouija board.

What was he communicating?

What clues could this fly provide?

D

['D' WHOOSING SOUND]

['D' SYMBOLIC SOUND]

[INTENSE FLY CRAWLING]

H

['H' WHOOSING SOUND]

['H' SYMBOLIC SOUND]

(HD) High definition. Why? What does it mean?

Of course.

People like to watch television in high definition.

Particularly when there's a football game or Game of Thrones or something.

And when that happens, often people order food in

so that they don't have to miss anything.

The most common kind of delivered food...

is PIZZA.

That's it.

SEND THE HOUSE DOZENS OF PIZZAS. [JUICY PIZZA SOUNDS]

Look as I'm making this video. Nothing really has happened outside of tracking down the flag.

No one has taken it.

[FLAG STEALING DENIED]

There have been plans to. Plans to give it an upgrade.

But there's a good chance that nothing WILL happen.

That the stream will be like this for the next three and a half to seven and a half years.

After five long seasons, the only way he can say "he will not divide us"

is by locking himself and the flag

away from the world.

But I suppose there's a bigger question here to be asked.

If a man protests with a flag,

but no one tunes in to see it, did the protest ever really happen?

It was the show that should have ended seasons ago.

A man

perhaps undivided

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Jake Paul's GHOST HAUNTED US! - Duration: 16:40.

hey guys welcome back to channel if you guys are new to the channel I go by the name

of iLL RooT and if you haven't subscribed yet make sure you subscribe

now so the other day I was going through YouTube and I came across this video I

mean it was a pretty interesting video from a pretty interesting gentleman so I

I wanted to react to it with my oh my god where'd you come from

I don't know wake um hi we didn't find that no no this is my beautiful sister

my name is Nellie I go by Nelly be a sister so I wanted to react to this with

dirt yes so you know anything you want Jake well other than handspring over a

little violet no not really yeah I'm on your side yeah and if you

guys want to follow us on instagram it's irregular move at Novi be 96 so go

follow up there and make sure you guys like interact with us on Instagram let

us know that you came from the videos I should be go into it here we go okay one

with this idea where I wanted to play a Ouija board I never believed in Ouija

boards up until today usually and videos like that something to like a Ouija

board video if that's usually the case like they never believed in it up till

that video I didn't think Jake Paul game changer movie so we went to Toys R Us to

get a Ouija board is a dumb idea well let's do it

okay if you guys don't views nowadays go to Toys R Us make sure you're over 18

and act like a moron pop it right now stop the camera off of me mister I

wanted the same so you're not saying this you're a douchebag on her hoo-doo

accelerometer plus we're joined right there he dieded up on Jay Paul Jay

Paul's dad didn't do a good job but this man right here he daddy'd up on Jake

little jakey here yeah you coming no I actually have to leaving I care

about my life stuff just to give you guys a heads up let's replay that just

remember this part as we're going through the video just remember this

okay now you coming oh no no no Audrey busy working on down

I'm telling everybody i'ma get it right they know what I'll be a better night

all right so we just got here guys so this is the part that this interesting

reasons why we're reacting to this because I think he knows his viewers are

like the age of 10 and like putting those little like things in it like face

them out yeah a lot of tender we'll just stop the video there

did you see that yeah do you believe in ghosts now yeah I literally just thought

back to around it and then Mordor I believe in ghosts

I have to beat you - you have a gun we will shoot yeah it's not a game so I

need some tea mommy show yourself before you get shot what's

scarier than a couple of white boys with a Disney star saying yeah have a gun is

there someone here no no dude my fingers are no I'm barely

on a pee are you moving that no two people swear

on our friendship are my friendship I swear on action -

I'm not touching it I'm not just touching are you touching it

yeah let's look at the definition of touching touch come so close to an

object as to be or come into contact with and let's go back to the video here

just look at this three years right there looks like you can contact with it

so by definition yes are you doing something are you like editing this

video

first of all I can see the shadow of the camera more than whatever it is chasing

them I mean I did see someone but it could be a friend that was definitely a

zombie that there's like an episode from Walking Dead where's the keys where's

the keys to my pocket watch Marcus lucky dog hundred go if you were scared would

that be the noise you're making no but I can tell you free Franco that's

how you can tell you the Disney actor

that or yes start in the beginning yes like that guy named Chet let's freeze it

on this walking beautiful dead person's face right there

oh yeah I see isn't that him to me I kind of look like yeah I mean is that

but just that's definitely not that person that you guys saw because he

wasn't coming obviously they put it into boxing yeah yeah that's not challenge I

swear on everything I swear on the Jake parlors that everything you saw was real

everything I cannot believe it guys don't don't try that at home I do not

play that like you will be haunted I mean but he could be crossing his toes

yeah or maybe she doesn't drink about his pen back you swore on their life

that everything you saw is a hundred percent real that zombie was in his a

friend and it was just someone someone by the demons of the Ouija board you

know what this videos making me want to play week

dealing with what if we're criticizing him but all this is real what we get is

not be chasing out some work oh yeah let's try it out let's see let's go to

Toys R Us so we just got the Riga board um no my

dear so we get views now is that no use that kind of hurt you always use

protection guys

Franklin Horner I'm telling everybody obligated by Thursday - what up today

topic on today's me to read all of everybody allocating their hold

everybody hol fill it out

Scott here security over there but we just have to dodge the security my basil

security it's your plan you'll see you know there's nothing there there's

nothing security with you like did they've nothing met their security I'd

shop when they - hey guys so Wow we just got here and their security over

there as you can see there yes yet okay so we're trying to dodge security and

somebody plated we toured we're trying to find a place to set it up in the roof

did you handsome I could've sworn I heard my name

let's go boy

the front

what you good bro oh yay

nice markdown they can hear you

guys be quiet - make too much noise I got so just come here I'm gonna set up

my viewing we're going we don't have to pink blanket but this will be a - want a

Ouija board - the rulings it was three times and some of the

demons and they should be here after a twister three times

we don't what is your name all right we got a J I got a I got a kk e Jake G hey

you oh wait a minute oh oh wait

are you touching it no I'm not I just where to god I'm not touching it I'm not

talking Abby I'm not I I swear to god I'm not touching it nobody I'm not

touching it you need it I swear on the viewers lives I'm not touching it it's

on our okay wait I know it's this Dirk isn't that that's the character Jake

Paul is playing in bizarre vogue the Disney show do you know what this means

Nellie this is the ghost of Jake Paul Disney career the Disney career died a

couple weeks feel this is why he told us not to play the game that makes sense

he's haunting me did you hear them

we have a rock we will grow it's up to you Jaime come out come out wherever you

are you son of a friend so far all we know is that this is Jay

Paul Disney career is as we know it I had a couple weeks ago I'm just trying

to see it's you to haunt us because I think that's what Jay Paul is warning us

about Dirk are you here to haunt us

Oh

I knew it wait where's no

where'd you go patently all right when the questions

promise one last question we have to do all

right all right I have to know what Jake Paul wants to me we just show us a sign

that you're here what's the Frank with the Frank back

what it come from

there's no cat like that follow these instructions go to www.hsn all right is

it some kind of a joke wait I think we have to do this this is what Jake Paul

wants us to do yeah I guess should we ask you one last question I gotta go to

the bathroom says we're speaking for okay let's just pack this I think we got

to go we got to go order the watch to do what the dirt from take forwards

individual so we're just waiting on Maui the plans that you have a what's the

matter is that who's that right one right open the car open a cover go get

in the car Brian get in the car okay hold it

thank you where the key ah ah ah where's the key don't what is that what is that

ah come on get out get out go back with that little a new week of water dance to

call was right that man took what was right the friends that please never

forget something Ouija board wait no no no Lee

oh shit Nelly with oh she's call me on shit shit shit shit

oh hey we uh Miller you're breaking up your beretta note well we forgot it

there we got to go home I have no time to pick up Nelly so she's gonna have to

find our own way home hopefully she's okay but we're going to

have to go home and order that watch according to take loss because I don't

want to deal with that again hey guys so we just got back basically I think we're

going to follow the instructions and see what happens because I feel like if I

don't do it I feel like Jay Paul's a ghost I think his name was Dirk

he's going to haunt me according to Jake ball anyone's it's going to happen so

I'm just going to go ahead and go on the website here if you just take a look

okay guys so basically I'm just going to order a watch and I guess wait until it

comes here I guess it will come with a note or something for instructions I

mean when I look at the website here um they're pretty sick watches anyway so

I'm just going to choose one at random I like this one but I think I'm just going

to get a random woman like maybe this one here Add to Cart

okay so it says step to order watch and use code our team for 20% off okay here

apply there you go as we got 20% off I'm just going to go ahead and order it and

hope for the best you know it's all I can do at this point and also guys

praise Upton Elliot or what happened there I was called I kept on calling her

but she didn't answer after that so yeah I guess I don't understand anymore guys

if you guys want 20% off of these watches all you got to do is go to the

website it's called WWE supply calm to a random watch and put the promo code RT

een and you'll get 20% off these watches are amazing you guys should go order it

and yet

wait bro okay what come look at this but look I was editing a scene yeah look

at this guy in the back do you see that well it Larry's doing a movement look at

that look uh whose right back but that's nothing but who the friend is that who

is that what the Frankie start running here what the hell oh my god

flatten creepy with this practice bridge wait a minute Nellie

Oh

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Donald TRUMP wants INDIAs Help for US to stabilize Afghanistan and Warns Pakistan - Duration: 5:45.

Donald Trump Wants India's help for US with Afghanistan's goal. In Washington

the US today ruled out a hashtag withdrawal of its troop from Afghanistan

as president Donald Trump Warns on Pakistan of consequence if it continues provides the safe

havens to the terror groups and sought an enhanced role for India to bring

peace in the war-torn country. Trump in the primetime televised address to the

nation laid out with his South Asia policy saying critical part of it was to

further develop US strategic partnership with India he said that

after the comprehensive review it has been decided that American strategy in

Afghanistan and South Asia will change dramatically. A core pillar of our new

strategy is shift from the time base approach to one based on the conditions

I have said many times how counterproductive it is for the United

States to announce in advance .The dates we intend to begin or the end

military operations said Donald Trump in his address, we will not talk about

numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities Trump said

as he announced his South Asia policy in front of over 2,000 people from all five

services and top officials of his Administrations stations he also posted a

tweet on the Twitter third and finally I concluded that the security threats we

face in Afghanistan and the broader region are immense today 20 US

designated foreign terrorist organizations are active in Afghanistan

and Pakistan the highest concentration in any region anywhere in the world for

its part Pakistan often gives safe haven to agents of chaos violence and terror

the threat is worse because Pakistan and India are two nuclear-armed States whose

tense relations threatened to spiral into conflict and that could happen no

one denies that we have inherited a challenging and troubling situation in

Afghanistan and South Asia but we do not have the luxury of going back in time

and making different or better decisions the u.s. president reached out india is

seeking to an enhanced role for New Delhi especially in the economic field

to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan the next pillar of our new

strategy is to change the approach and how to deal with Pakistan we can no

longer be silent about Pakistan's safe havens for terrorist organizations the

Taliban and other groups that pose a threat to the region and beyond Pakistan

has much to gain from partnering with our effort in Afghanistan it has much to

lose by continuing to harbor criminals and terrorists in the past Pakistan has

been a valued partner our militaries have worked together against common

enemies the Pakistani people have suffered greatly from terrorism and

extremism we recognize those contributions and those sacrifices but

Pakistan has also sheltered the same organizations that try every single day

to kill our people we have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of

dollars at the same time they are housing the very terrorists that we are

fighting but that will have to change and that will change immediately

no partnership can survive a country's harboring of militants and terrorists

who target US service members and officials this time for Pakistan to

demonstrate its commitment to civilization order and to peace

another critical part of the South Asia strategy for America is to further

develop its strategic partnership with India the world's largest democracy and

a key security and economic partner of the United States

we appreciate India's important contributions to stability in

Afghanistan but India makes billions of dollars in trade with the United States

and we want them to help us more with Afghanistan especially in the area of

economic assistance and development we are committed to pursuing our shared

objectives for peace and security in South Asia and the broader Indo Pacific

region so what do you think of Donald Trump

openly asking for India's help in stabilizing Afghanistan and giving

warning to Pakistan for its Terror heavens post your comments below and if

you like this video please give a thumbs up and follow us in social networks and

subscribe to our Channel and thanks for watching this is WC Daily. Think

wait Think Defend Bye

you

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North Korean advances add urgency to U.S. and South Korea war games - Duration: 5:14.

But first, war games in Korea.

For decades, the U.S. and South Koreans have practiced military exercises, often involving

tens of thousands of troops and massive firepower.

The U.S. says they're designed to enhance readiness and maintain stability.

The drills that started Monday and will continue into next week don't look particularly threatening.

But some Korea watchers are calling them provocative.

NEWSHOUR special correspondent Nick Schifrin has this report.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

NICK SCHIFRIN, PBS NEWSHOUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As visuals go, this is as provocative

as this month's U.S.-South Korea exercises get.

Four men with 15 stars in front of a Patriot missile defense system in South Korea.

GEN.

VINCENT BROOKS, U.S. ARMY: We have had the responsibility of providing military options

to our national leaders.

And exercises are a way of making sure that the option is a ready option, it's a capable

option.

SCHIFRIN: General Vincent Brooks is the U.S.' top commander in South Korea.

He is leading exercises that are almost entirely computer simulations, as seen here in the

2013 version.

It doesn't look like much, but the exercises allow the U.S. and South Korea militaries

to test their communication in case of war.

BROOKS: Being in readiness to fight tonight if we have to is what we'll do.

SCHIFRIN: But exercises the U.S. calls defensive North Korea calls provocative.

Today, state TV showed a smiling Kim Jong-un ordering the production of more rocket warheads

and engines.

And a not so subtle hint on the poster that North Korea is developing a new missile design.

North Korea said the exercises were driving the peninsula to war, and vowed to respond.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): U.S. warmongers ignored our warning that they

should act cautiously and instead made a dangerous military provocation.

They will not be able to avoid merciless retaliation and unsparing punishment.

BALBINA HWANG, VISITING PROFESSOR, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: To say these defensive, deterrence

exercises are the cause of North Korea's insecurity simply have it backwards.

SCHIFRIN: Balbina Hwang is a visiting Georgetown professor and former senior State Department

advisor on North Korea.

She points out in the last few years, the North Koreans have dramatically increased

their missile tests and missile capacities.

And it's those tests that make U.S. preparedness crucial.

HWANG: It is very important for the U.N. forces, U.S. and South Korea, to be able to maintain

constantly, modern, capable defense and deterrence.

That is the purpose of the exercise.

SCHIFRIN: But the U.S. and South Korea also conduct annual exercises with massive numbers

of forces, and massive amounts of live fire.

These are held every spring, and when considered alongside with this month's exercises, the

U.S. should acknowledge North Korean anxieties are legitimate, argues Mansfield Foundation

President Frank Jannuzi.

FRANK JANNUZI, PRESIDENT, MANSFIELD FOUNDATION: Every time we are practicing, whether it's

field exercises, or even a table top exercise, they get a little bit nervous about what we

might do.

They also worry about the capabilities that we're demonstrating.

And in this particular exercise in the past, we have sometimes demonstrated a capability

to launch a decapitation attack, attacking the North Korean leadership.

SCHIFRIN: Jannuzi participated in 2004 talks that froze and dismantled North Korea's nuclear

program in exchange for economic assistance.

He was a State Department and congressional North Korea policy analyst.

He believes these exercises contribute to increased tensions, and that the U.S. should

change them to send a signal.

JANNUZI: Deterrence can be bolstered without flexing our muscles with B-52 bombers, or

B-2 bombers, nuclear capable strike aircraft that could annihilate North Korea.

We don't need necessarily to practice those martial arts.

SCHIFRIN: Over the last few weeks, some of the tension has cooled.

Last night, President Trump even praised Kim Jong-un.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I believe he is starting to respect us, I

respect that fact very much.

Respect that fact.

And maybe, probably not, but maybe, something positive can come about.

SCHIFRIN: And North Korea, despite fiery rhetoric, has indicated it doesn't want increased conflict.

HWANG: All this talk and rhetoric about shooting missiles and sea of fire and nuclear war,

that's talk.

But what we're(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

NICK SCHIFRIN, PBS NEWSHOUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As visuals go, this is as provocative

as this month's U.S.-South Korea exercises get.

Four men with 15 stars in front of a Patriot missile defense system in South Korea.

GEN.

VINCENT BROOKS, U.S. ARMY: We have had the responsibility of providing military options

to our national leaders.

And exercises are a way of making sure that the option is a ready option, it's a capable

option.

SCHIFRIN: General Vincent Brooks is the U.S.' top commander in South Korea.

He is leading exercises that are almost entirely computer simulations, as seen here in the

2013 version.

It doesn't look like much, but the exercises allow the U.S. and South Korea militaries

to test their communication in case of war.

the actual actions.

We do not see any particular increase in North Korean military readiness for war.

We don't see any sort of major maneuvering that would indicate that North Korea is ready

to launch any kind of major conventional or military strike.

JANNUZI: A close reading of the North Korea's statements has provided signals to the United

States, that, in fact, they are open to negotiations, they're willing to sit down and talk with

us.

We need to test them and we need to explore what, if anything, is possible through those

talks.

SCHIFRIN: And those commanders leading this month's exercise, including Admiral Harry

Harris, say they hope their readiness creates room for diplomacy.

ADM.

HARRY HARRIS, U.S. NAVY: Incredible combat power should be in support of diplomacy, and

not the other way around.

SCHIFRIN: So, the U.S. exercises and the North Korean rhetoric will continue.

But, from all indications, both sides hope the preparations for war and the threats of

war don't lead to war.

For the PBS NEWSHOUR, I'm Nick Schifrin.

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