Seoul and Washington say the exercises are defensive and a response to the North's threats.
A soldier of the US Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division prepares for a live-fire drill at the Rodriguez Live Fire ComplexSouth Korea and the United States kicked off annual summertime military exercises on Monday, seeking to boost their joint readiness to fend off North Korea’s weapons and cyber threats.
The drills will reflect “realistic threats” across all domains, including the North’s missile threats but also GPS jamming, cyberattacks and other lessons learned from recent incidents, the two countries’ militaries have said. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol urged thorough readiness posture against North Korea, calling it “the most reckless and irrational country in the world.
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