South Korean army's K-2 tanks take part in a live-firing drill at a fire training field in Yangpyeong, South Korea. Reuters
BBC: South Korea and US set for 'largest ever' war games
The US and South Korea are set to begin their largest ever joint military exercises amid high tensions on the Korean peninsula.
More than 300,000 South Korean and 15,000 US troops will take part in the drills, Yonhap news agency reported, citing a military official.
South Korean defence minister Han Min-koo has said the exercises will be twice the size of last year.
The drills start days after the UN passed new sanctions on North Korea.
Security tensions have increased since the North tested a nuclear device in January, followed by a rocket launch.
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Update: 2,000 U.S. Marines arrive in S. Korea for drills as North threatens war (Marine Times)
WNU Editor: North Korea responds with the usual threats .... North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un threatens to 'clearly show the end' of South Korean president after demanding his nuclear missiles be readied for immediate launch (Daily Mail).
1 comment:
They should do Team America: World Police skits of Kim Jong Un and his sires.
They should preempt the usual bluster coming from the NORKS and just lampoon them ahead if scheduled exercises.
Every skit should be more histrionic than the next.
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