TOPSHOTS South Korean new officers salute during the joint commission ceremony of 5,780 new officers of the army, navy, air force and marines at the Gyeryong military headquarters in Gyeryong on March 8, 2013, south of Seoul. An enraged North Korea responded to new UN sanctions with fresh threats of nuclear war on March 8, vowing to scrap peace pacts with South Korea as it upped the ante yet again after its recent atomic test. AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN