Cold weather exercise
South Korean and American troops prepare for a cold attack from the North Koreans
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Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
As North Korea ratchets up its bellicose threats, South Korean and American troops take part in joint military exercises near the border aimed at repulsing a winter invasion from the North.