South Korea's military says the allies' summer drills will include field exercises involving aircraft, warships, tanks and potentially tens of thousands of troops.
The United States and South Korea will begin their biggest combined military training in years next week as an increasingly aggressive North Korea continues ramping up weapons tests.The US and South Korea say the move is defensive, despite a history of drills provoking anger from North Korea
South Korea's military said the allies' summer drills will include field exercises involving aircraft, warships, tanks and potentially tens of thousands of troops. The move was initially made because of COVID-19 concerns and an effort to improve diplomacy with Pyongyang. The northern nation describes all allied trainings as invasion rehearsals and has used them to justify its nuclear weapons and missiles development.
Officials at Seoul's Defense Ministry and its Joint Chiefs of Staff did not comment on the number of US and South Korean troops that would be participating in Ulchi Freedom Guardian Shield.
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