| Updated Thu, April 20th 2017 at 12:24 GMT +3A man walks in front of portraits of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung and late leader Kim Jong Il in central Pyongyang, North Korea. North and South Korea are technically still at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. North Korea routinely labels such exercises preparations for invasion. "We are conducting a practical and more intensive exercise than ever," South Korean pilot Lieutenant Colonel Lee Bum-chul told reporters. On Monday, Hwang and Pence reaffirmed their plans to go ahead with the THAAD, but the decision will be up to the next South Korean president.

Source: Standard Digital April 20, 2017 09:22 UTC