Koreas Talk as North Positions Troops for War

North and South Korean leaders are meeting to try and diffuse rising tensions between the two countries.

Marathon negotiations began Saturday after the bitter enemies began threatening war. Last week both sides exchanged artillery fire after a land mine attack maimed two South Korean soldiers.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said that without a clear North Korean apology, her country will continue to broadcast anti-Pyongyang messages over loudspeakers across the border.

Meanwhile, North Korea has continued to prepare for a fight, moving unusual numbers of troops and submarines to the border. The regime in Pyongyang is also claiming that a million volunteers are signing up for their military, eager to fight a war with South Korea.

An official from Seoul's Defense Ministry said about 70 percent of the North's more than 70 submarines and undersea vehicles had left their bases and were undetectable by the South Korean military as of Saturday. The official also said the North had doubled the strength of its front-line artillery forces since the start of the talks.

Meanwhile, a group of anti-North Korea protesters rallied near the border Monday, destroying North Korean flags and calling for strong retaliation for the land mine attack.