North Korean Military Goes on High Alert: The North Korean military is at a high state of alert in reaction to the presence of more U.S. jets in South Korea, North Korea’s state-operated media reported Sunday. The higher state of alert cements the North’s "revolutionary position in every way to cope with any situation," the Korean Central News Agency reported in a dispatch monitored in Seoul. The South Korean defense Ministry announced last week that more U.S. jet fighters were deployed to the peninsula and were operating "out of a base in the central part of the country." That report did not identify the type of aircraft or say where they came from. U.S. officials would not confirm the report.