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By Global News Service
South Korea and the U.S. have announced yet another joint military drill. The drill will be explicitly aimed at countering the alleged nuclear threat from North Korea, and will involve the civilian administration of South Korea as well, spokespersons from both the U.S. and South Korean militaries said in a joint press conference on August 12.
South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff declared that the drill, which will be part of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercises, will be the “first-ever government drill that simulates North Korea’s [alleged] nuclear attack,” the Korea Times reported.
The U.S. spokesperson Ryan Donald did not specify the number of U.S. troops to participate in the exercises. However, he confirmed that the “exercise will reflect realistic threats [coming allegedly from North Korea] across all domains.”
Nodutdol, a Korean diaspora and anti-imperialist organization based in the United States, has staged a response against escalating military drills by launching their new campaign, “US out of Korea”
Alleged threats from North Korea have been used by the U.S. military to carry out various drills in the region. The proposed drills would be the second of such exercises in less than three months. Between June 26 and 29, South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. forces held a joint military exercise called “Freedom Edge,” which North Korea denounced as an attempt to create an Asian NATO.
from the Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service
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