Republic of Korea and the United States began annual military exercises

Republic of Korea and the United States began annual military exercises

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During the maneuvers will play different variants of reflection possible military provocations from North Korea

SEOUL, Aug. 18. Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States began on Monday annual military maneuvers Ulchi Freedom Guardian, which will last 12 days.

“They are designed to test and improve joint Allied defenses against North Korea,” – reported the Ministry of Defense.

To participate in the maneuvers, during which widely used computer modeling, attracted 50 000 ROK and 30 000 American soldiers, including 3 000 Military, had been transferred to South Korea with the continental United States and its military bases abroad.

The exercise scenario

During the exercise, according to the Ministry of Defence of Republic of Korea will be played in different versions reflect possible military provocations by North Korea. This year the feature for the first time will be working out a special plan for the allies to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear threats and promises to apply against South Korea and the United States weapons of mass destruction.

Maneuvers take place in an environment where the North more often than usual, resorted to military threats, writes in this regard, the Agency “Yonhap”. Despite the fact that Seoul and Washington are constantly talking about the defensive nature of these and other joint maneuvers, Pyongyang has more than a dozen years said that they are preparing for an invasion of North Korea.

Reaction to the teachings of the DPRK

North Korea “may cause ruthless pre-emptive strikes” in connection with the large-scale US-South Korean maneuvers codenamed Ulchi Freedom Guardian. This is stated in the statement of the representative of the General Staff of the KPA, released on Sunday, the news agency KCNA. “Time for the application of such an attack will be chosen at our discretion,” – he stressed. According to the statement, the DPRK consider such maneuvers, “a declaration of war.”

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