North Korea has threatened nuclear strikes on the US and South Korea as the two begin their biggest ever military drills. Pyongyang issued a statement ordering a “pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice” unless the joint military drills off the Korean Peninsula, involving more than 300,000 South Korean and 15,000 American troops, are halted. The joint exercises, Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, due to start on Monday are an annual event that always generates tension. RT reports: The exercise involves conducting amphibious operations for possible wartime missions. Part of the joint exercise this year will be dedicated to perfecting techniques for tackling the North Korean nuclear threat, after Pyongyang’s recent claims of nuclear technological advancement and the means to deliver the warheads. The drill will also put to test the Operations Plan (OPLAN) 5015, a new military strategy which is designed to promptly take out the North’s core military facilities and weapons as well as its top leaders, in the event of a North Korean attack. Ahead of the US-S.Korean drills, the North has once again warned against provocations and threatened to nuke its adversaries if the drills go ahead. Pyongyang vowed a “preemptive and offensive nuclear strike” against the “undisguised [...]