Seoul, Rabi'II 24, 1434, Mar 6, 2013, SPA - South Korea's military said it will strike back at North Korea and target its top leadership if Pyongyang launches a threatened attack. One of North Korea's top generals, in a rare appearance on state television on Tuesday, said Pyongyang had torn up its armistice deal with Washington and threatened military action against the U.S. and South Korea if their joint military drills, which began on March 1, went ahead. "We have all preparations in place for strong and decisive punishment, not only against the source of the aggression and its support forces but also the commanding element," Major General Kim Yong-hyun of the South Korean army told a press conference in one of the clearest threats Seoul has made, according to a report of Reuters. --SPA 12:19 LOCAL TIME 09:19 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1084855