S. Korea, Japan and US to hold North Korea-focused nuclear missile drill
The defensive-in-nature military exercises test readiness against Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear weapons threats.
South Korea, Japan, and the United States are set to conduct joint military drills from September 9 to 11, as part of the annual Freedom Edge exercises. These drills, held in international waters south and east of South Korea's southern island of Jeju, are defensive in nature and aim to test readiness against North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons threats, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
This trilateral exercise follows US President Donald Trump's decision to scale back a major joint exercise with South Korea and later cancel a joint Marine Corps drill scheduled for the following month. Trump attributed these actions to Seoul's refusal to assist in the Iran war, stating that the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills could send a wrong message to North Korea.
Trump has been attempting to hold a new summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who met with Trump in 2018 and 2019.
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