U.S.-South Korea military exercises

The resumption of large-scale drills for the first time since 2017 will improve military readiness for the alliance.

The exercises will be the largest in years, after the allies canceled some of their regular drills and downsized others to create space for diplomacy with North Korea.

A day after South Korea concluded joint navy drills with the United States, North Korea fired eight ballistic missiles toward the waters off its east coast.

Three days after Defense Minister Suh Wook underscored the South’s preemptive strike capabilities, Pyongyang warned that Seoul was facing a serious threat. 

Shortly after the two Koreas restored communication channels, North Korea lambasted the upcoming exercises and stopped returning the South’s calls. 

Kim Yo Jong issued a warning statement ahead of a U.S.-South Korea 2+2, in Pyongyang’s first direct comment to the Biden administration.

The missiles remain unidentified, but may be the KN23 short-range ballistic missiles.

Pyongyang has made the meaning of its latest missile test explicit.

The question of what exactly Trump told Kim on June 30 matters deeply.

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