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U.S.-South Korea military exercises

North Korea Resumes Missile Tests, Raising Tensions With Rivals After Military Drills End

North Korea Resumes Missile Tests, Raising Tensions With Rivals After Military Drills End

By Hyung-jin Kim and Mari Yamaguchi
The launches came after South Korean-U.S. military drills concluded and as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Seoul for a democracy summit.

South Korean and US Troops to Begin Major Exercises Next Week

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 Launches Ballistic Missiles After US Flies Bomber During Drills

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles After US Flies Bomber During Drills

By Hyung-jin Kim
Hours after the U.S. flew a B-1B bomber to the Korean Peninsula as part of field exercises with South Korea, the North launched two short-range ballistic missiles.

North Korea Launches Cruise Missiles as US, South Korean Troops Begin Annual Drills

North Korea Launches Cruise Missiles as US, South Korean Troops Begin Annual Drills

By Hyung-jin Kim
Kim Jong Un reportedly observed the launch of strategic cruise missiles from a patrol vessel.

North Korea’s Kim Orders Sharp Increase in Missile Production, Days Before South Korea-US Drills

North Korea’s Kim Orders Sharp Increase in Missile Production, Days Before South Korea-US Drills

By Hyung-jin Kim
Kim Jong Un toured factories producing tactical missiles, mobile launch platforms, armored vehicles, and artillery shells, ordering them to “drastically boost” production capacity.

North Korea Fires 2 SRBMs Amid South Korea-US Marine Drills

North Korea Fires 2 SRBMs Amid South Korea-US Marine Drills

By Mitch Shin
North Korea continued launching ballistic missiles as South Korea and the United States carried out their large-scale Ssangyong exercise.

North Korea Says It Conducted Tactical Nuclear Attack Drill

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.
China Expresses ‘Grave Concern’ Over South Korea-US Military Drills

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 Says It Test-fired 2 Submarine-Launched Strategic Cruise Missiles

North Korea Says It Test-fired 2 Submarine-Launched Strategic Cruise Missiles

By Mitch Shin
After holding a Central Military Commission meeting, North Korea continued its preemptive response to the South Korea-U.S. joint military drills.

Kim Jong Un Guides North Korean Missile Launch

Kim Jong Un Guides North Korean Missile Launch

By Mitch Shin
Three days before the South Korea-U.S. combined military exercises kick off, North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward its western coast.

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Sea, Seoul Says

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Sea, Seoul Says

By Kim Tong-hyung
The latest missile launch comes as South Korea and the U.S. prepare for large-scale military exercises, and President Yoon plans trips to both Tokyo and Washington next week.
Kim Yo Jong Joins the North’s Chorus Threatening Response to South Korea-US Military Drills

Kim Yo Jong Joins the North’s Chorus Threatening Response to South Korea-US Military Drills

By Mitch Shin
Joining a series of North Korean statements over upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drills, the supreme leader’s sister warned of taking a military response.

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