The exercises aim to boost readiness after a pause due to COVID-19, and as North Korea rebuffs an economic offer from the South.
abc.net.au/news/us-south-korea-resume-large-military-drills/101358634South Korea and the United States have started their largest series of military exercises in several years as they seek to tighten readiness amid North Korea's weapons tests.South Korea and the US say the tests will improve defensive readinessThe 'Ulchi Freedom Shield' exercises, which will run until September 1 in South Korea, involve aircraft, warships, tanks and potentially tens of thousands of troops.
South Korea launched separate civil defence drills on Monday, designed to boost government readiness, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. The North has carried out missile tests at an unprecedented pace this year, and is ready to conduct its seventh nuclear test at any time, South Korean officials said.
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