South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years on Monday, after nuclear-armed Pyongyang warned such drills could be seen as a "declaration of war".
SEOUL - South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years on Monday, after nuclear-armed Pyongyang warned such drills could be seen as a "declaration of war".
In a rare move, the Seoul military this month revealed that it and Washington special forces were staging "Teak Knife" military exercises — which involve simulating precision strikes on key facilities in North Korea — ahead of Freedom Shield.It has said its nuclear weapons and missile programs are for self-defense.from a submarine in waters off its east coast, the official KCNA news agency reported Monday.
"The DPRK bitterly denounces the US vicious 'human rights' racket as the most intensive expression of its hostile policy toward the DPRK and categorically rejects it," the ministry said, according to KCNA. Although the official policy of both countries towards the North — that Kim must give up his nukes and return to the table for talks — has not changed, experts said there had been a practical shift.
North Korea, which recently called for an "exponential" increase in weapons production, including tactical nukes, had been widely expected to respond with missile launches and drills of its own — with experts saying more were likely over the course of the US-South Korean exercises.
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