US, S. Korea kick off largest drills in 5 years FMTNews FMTWorld
A US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft flies in formation with South Korea’s Air Force F-15K fighters during a joint air drill today.
The US-South Korea exercises, called Freedom Shield, are scheduled to run for at least 10 days from today and will focus on the “changing security environment” due to North Korea’s redoubled aggression, the allies said. Last year, the North declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear power and fired a record-breaking number of missiles, with leader Kim Jong-un last week ordering his military to intensify their own drills to prepare for a “real war”.Washington has repeatedly restated its “ironclad” commitment to defending South Korea, including using the “full range of its military capabilities, including nuclear”.
Washington has “effectively acknowledged that North Korea will never give up its nuclear programme,” An Chan-il, a defector-turned-researcher who runs the World Institute for North Korea Studies, told AFP. “North Korea will use the Freedom Shield 2023 Exercise to unify its people and use as an excuse to further invest in weapons of mass destruction,” said Chun In-bum, a retired South Korean army general.
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