U.S., South Korea, Japan Hold Missile Defense Drills In Response To Recent North Korean Missile Tests

The United States, South Korea and Japan held trilateral missile defense training in the East Sea Monday, the South Korean navy said. Photo courtesy of Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense  

Reuters: S.Korea, US, Japan hold drills as N.Korea slams US 'nuclear 

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea, the United States and Japan staged joint naval missile defence exercises on Monday to improve responses to North Korean threats, as Pyongyang accused Washington of ramping up "nuclear blackmail" with military drills. 

The three nations agreed at talks in Washington on Friday to hold regular missile defence and anti-submarine exercises in their efforts to boost diplomatic and military cooperation. 

 North Korea tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday that experts say would ease the way for missile launches with little warning, part of an increase in its military activities in recent weeks.  

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Update #1: U.S., South Korea, Japan hold missile defense drills in response to N. Korea (UPI)  

Update #2: US, South Korea and Japan flex missile-defense muscles after North’s latest ICBM test (Stars and Stripes) 

WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. After this exercise is over, North Korea is going to continue ignoring these Hotline calls .... Is Kim Jong Un about to go rogue? North Korea goes chillingly silent with Seoul reporting no contact on hotline for a week as rocket test sparks panic in Japan and dictator orders expansion of his nuclear arsenal (Daily Mail).