NEW : `` And we are assuring our South Korean allies day to day that we stand with them in the face of these provocations . '' A North Korean photo shows Kim Min-seok meeting with military officials . South Korean media : Rockets should be ready to `` mercilessly strike '' the North Korea A Pentagon spokesman urges U.S. to `` dial down the temperature '' `` No one wants there to be war on North , '' he says .
NEW : A North Korean photo shows Kim Min-seok meeting with military officials . South Korean media : Rockets should be ready to `` mercilessly strike '' the North Korea A Pentagon spokesman urges U.S. to `` dial down the temperature '' `` No one wants there to be war on North , '' he says .