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Freedom Shield
![South Korean and US Troops to Begin Major Exercises Next Week South Korean and US Troops to Begin Major Exercises Next Week](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-28-154325.jpg)
South Korean and US Troops to Begin Major Exercises Next Week
By Hyung-jin Kim
Following expanded weapons tests by North Korea, this year’s Freedom Shield exercise will involve 48 field exercises, double the number conducted last year.
![North Korea Says It Conducted Tactical Nuclear Attack Drill North Korea Says It Conducted Tactical Nuclear Attack Drill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-20-145533.jpg)
North Korea Says It Conducted Tactical Nuclear Attack Drill
By Mitch Shin
Three days after it launched an ICBM, North Korea conducted a nuclear counterattack simulation as a response to the ongoing South Korea-U.S. joint military drills.
![North Korea Confirms Hwasong-17 ICBM Test North Korea Confirms Hwasong-17 ICBM Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-17-121412.jpg)
North Korea Confirms Hwasong-17 ICBM Test
By Mitch Shin
A day after its ICBM launch, North Korea confirmed that it tested its Hwasong-17 ICBM in response to the ongoing South Korea-U.S. combined military exercises.
![On Day of South Korea-Japan Summit Meeting, North Korea Fires ICBM On Day of South Korea-Japan Summit Meeting, North Korea Fires ICBM](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-02-9.jpg)
On Day of South Korea-Japan Summit Meeting, North Korea Fires ICBM
By Mitch Shin
Hours before President Yoon held a meeting with the Japanese prime minister in Tokyo, North Korea fired an ICBM toward its eastern coast.
![China Expresses ‘Grave Concern’ Over South Korea-US Military Drills China Expresses ‘Grave Concern’ Over South Korea-US Military Drills](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-27-135229.jpg)
China Expresses ‘Grave Concern’ Over South Korea-US Military Drills
By Shannon Tiezzi
Beijing is throwing its weight behind Pyongyang’s claim that its missile tests are a necessary defensive response.
![North Korea Fires 2 SRBMs as US, South Korea Conduct Military Drills North Korea Fires 2 SRBMs as US, South Korea Conduct Military Drills](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-14-131326.jpg)
North Korea Fires 2 SRBMs as US, South Korea Conduct Military Drills
By Mitch Shin
A day after the South Korea-U.S. joint military drills kicked off, North Korea fired two SRBMs toward its eastern coast as a corresponding measure.
![North Korea Demands South Korea, US Halt Joint Military Drills North Korea Demands South Korea, US Halt Joint Military Drills](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-06-142743.jpg)
North Korea Demands South Korea, US Halt Joint Military Drills
By Mitch Shin
Amid the reinvigoration of the South Korea-U.S. joint military drills, Pyongyang again framed the exercises as a direct threat to its regime.
![South Korea, US Announce Largest Military Exercises in 5 Years South Korea, US Announce Largest Military Exercises in 5 Years](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-03-160645.jpg)
South Korea, US Announce Largest Military Exercises in 5 Years
By Hyung-jin Kim
The South Korean and U.S. militaries are preparing to conduct two exercises: Freedom Shield, a computer-simulated training, and Warrior Shield FTX, large-scale joint field training.
![North Korea Vows to Step up ‘Counteractions’ to South Korea-US Joint Drills North Korea Vows to Step up ‘Counteractions’ to South Korea-US Joint Drills](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-17-120424.jpg)
North Korea Vows to Step up ‘Counteractions’ to South Korea-US Joint Drills
By Mitch Shin
In a statement published in KCNA, North Korea warned the U.S. and South Korea of “unprecedentedly persistent and strong counteractions.”
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