Tag: KoreaUS
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South Korea-US military drill shadowed by N. Korea threats
Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops began a military exercise simulating an all-out North Korean attack on Monday, as Pyongyang issued bellicose threats of pre-emptive nuclear strikes in retaliation. Activists hold placards reading ‘Stop war exercise’ during a rally denouncing the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) joint US-South Korea military exercise, near…
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S. Korea-US Military Drill Shadowed By N. Korea Threats
South Korean forces and US troops began a military exercise simulating an all-out North Korean attack, as Pyongyang threatened a pre-emptive strike on forces participating in the drill. The two-week annual Ulchi Freedom exercise is largely computer-simulated, but still involves 50,000 South Korean forces and 30,000 US soldiers. FILE – In this March 10, 2016,…