These allies will conduct large-scale military exercises this year in the wake of North Korea’s massive weapons tests and growing nuclear threats to South Korea and the US.
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US ships equipped with nuclear weapons ahead of joint military exercise between America and South Korea USS Ronald Reagan Arrived on the Busan coast of South Korea on Friday. The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate its strength against the growing threat from North Korea. The joint exercise includes a US aircraft carrier for the first time since 2017, when the US sent three aircraft carriers and the Reagan for naval exercises with South Korea in response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests.
These allies will conduct large-scale military exercises this year in the wake of North Korea’s massive weapons tests and growing nuclear threats to South Korea and the US. South Korea’s navy said the joint training would enhance the organization’s military readiness and strengthen the resolve of the Korea-US alliance for peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.
We will not give up nuclear weapons: Kim Jong Un
The threat of North Korea is likely to be on the agenda of her talks when US Vice President Kamala Harris travels to South Korea next week to attend Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s funeral in Tokyo. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the country’s parliament this month that he would never give up nuclear weapons.
Expresses concern over North Korea’s nuclear doctrine
North Korea also passed a new law that ensures its status as a nuclear power and gives the right to first use of nuclear weapons if the country or its leadership is in danger. South Korea’s foreign ministry said Sung Kim, the special representative of the Joe Biden administration for North Korea, met with his South Korean counterpart Kim Gunn in Seoul on Thursday, where he expressed serious concerns over North Korea’s nuclear doctrine.
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