SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The US, South Korea and Japan launched air and naval campaigns from South Korea’s islands on Monday with the latest joint drills that North Korea has been criticized as a “show of reckless strength.”
The exercise, called Freedom Edge, aims to combine the country’s operational capabilities in the ocean, space and cyberspace and is necessary to combat North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said.
The US Indo-Pacific Command said the exercise will include aerial assets of the U.S. Marine and Air Force and will feature enhanced ballistic mishill and air defense training, medical evacuation and maritime operations training.
Practice from Southern Jeju Island in South Korea will continue until Friday.
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong has previously condemned the training of state-run media, saying that he has shown a conflicted state stance towards the North.
“A reckless show created by them, made with real action near the wrong place, DPRK, will inevitably have bad results for themselves.” Kim Yeon Jung It used the initials of the Democratic Republic of South Korea, the official name of North Korea.
She also criticized the US and South Korea in her latest Iron Mace Tabletop Exercise, which aims to explore ways to integrate Washington’s nuclear and South Korea’s traditional capabilities to enhance deterrence against the North Korean threat. The US and South Korean troops did not confirm details of the exercise reported to be in line with the edge of freedom.
Previous North Korea has conducted its own military demonstrations or weapons tests in response to joint military exercises from rivals.
The Kim Jong National Government has repeatedly rejected calls from Seoul and Washington and resumed negotiations aimed at unlocking his arms program. Prioritize Russia As part of a foreign policy aimed at expanding ties with countries facing the US.
Since Russia’s invasion of UkraineKim sent thousands of troops and a large number of weapons, including artillery and ballistic missiles, to fuel President Vladimir Putin’s battle.
Kim visited China earlier this month and shared center stage with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Putin during a massive military parade. Strengthen his diplomatic leverage.
