South Korea's marine corps will conduct joint military exercises alongside U.S. Marines in California for the first time amid heightened tensions with North Korea.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff called North Korea’s missile launches a"grave provocation" and said such drastic actions threaten regional peace and stability. Japan's Defense Ministry said no damage was reported from the missiles.
The U.S. Marine Corps will host South Korean marines at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California in August. The relationship between North Korea and the U.S. has been especially tense since North Korean authorities detained American soldier Travis King after he ran across the Military Demarcation Line last Tuesday.
Andrew Harrison, a British lieutenant general who is deputy commander at the U.N. Command, said Monday that conversations to secure King's release have started, although North Korea has remained publicly silent about King.In Washington, the State Department has not confirmed any dialogue with North Korea."There have been no new contacts since last week," said spokesman Matthew Miller, who clarified North Korea had only"acknowledged" receiving the U.N.
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