Summary Pyongyang's Committee for the Reunification of Korea warned South Korea could face dire consequence.
SEOUL (AP) North Korea is criticizing South Korea-U.S. military drills with milder-than-usual language that s seen as a sign of its interest in keeping up diplomacy.
North Korea typically speaks with warlike rhetoric against any South Korea-U.S. exercises because it considers them as a rehearsal for invasion.
But it has not made any harsh statements against the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills the United States and South Korea began Monday.
Pyongyang s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea called the training "big anti-(North Korea) war drills" and warned South Korea could face unspecified consequence.
But Tuesday s warning is not as intimidating as past statements such as threats of nuclear war the country made during springtime drills between the allies.
