South Korean and US forces began live-fire exercises simulating a 'full-scale attack' from North Korea on Thursday in what they said were the biggest such drills to demonstrate their 'overwhelming' military capability against the North's threats.
The South Korean army's multiple launch rocket systems fire during joint military drills with the US at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea May 25, 2023. South Korean Defense Ministry/ Yonhap via REUTERS
Howitzers pounded into a mountainside in Pocheon near the fortified border with North Korea, while battle tanks maneuvered and fired their guns at targets, sending smoke, dust and shockwaves across the valley. "The exercise demonstrated our military's capability and readiness to strongly respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and to a full-scale attack," the ministry said in a news release, vowing to maintain "peace through overwhelming strength."
Analysts say the satellite will improve North Korea's surveillance capability, enabling it to strike targets more accurately in the event of war.
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