article_snippet: A North Korean vehicle carrying a missile passes by during a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square.
article_snippet: The threat comes against the backdrop of annual US/South Korean military exercises which the North views as preparation for a possible invasion.
article_snippet: The Foal Eagle and Key Resolve exercises last several weeks and involve hundreds of thousands of troops.
article_snippet: North Korea claims The Foal Eagle and Key Resolve exercises by the US and South Korea, involving hundreds of thousands of troops on land, sea and air, are a provocation and preparation for a possible invasion .
highlights_snippet: North views manoeuvres as provocation and preparation for invasion .