South Korea, Japan and US to Hold North Korea-Focused Nuclear Missile Drill
SEOUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) - South Korea, Japan and the United States will conduct joint military drills from September 9 to 11 to test readiness against North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons threats, South Korea said on Friday.
South Korea, Japan, and the United States plan to hold a series of joint military drills focused on North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons threats, according to a statement from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday. The annual Freedom Edge drills, scheduled to take place from September 9 to 11, will be conducted in international waters to the south and east of South Korea's southern island of Jeju.
The trilateral exercise aims to test readiness against potential threats from North Korea. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump reduced a major joint exercise with South Korea and subsequently canceled a joint Marine Corps drill scheduled for the following month, citing Seoul's refusal to assist in the Iran war. Trump believed that the cancelled Ulchi Freedom Shield drills sent the wrong message to North Korea. Trump is currently attempting to hold a new summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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