North Korea threatens South, US over joint military drills
Pyongyang described the US-South Korea military exercises as a "threat that would be met with the appropriate response." Seoul had said the drills were expanded in a bid to neutralize North Korean nuclear threats.
North Korea's Defense Ministry on Tuesday warned South Korea and the US against their joint military drills.
The remarks came a day after Seoul and Washington announced the launch of their joint annual military exercise dubbed "Freedom Shield Exercise."
What did North Korea say?
The ministry said in a statement carried by state media that it viewed the drills as "rehearsals of war."
A spokesperson of Pyongyang's Defense Ministry said it strongly denounced what it called "frantic, reckless" military drills, urging South Korea and the US to stop such training.
"The exercises can never be defensive but are an attempt to invade the North," the spokesperson claimed.
The ministry warned that the joint drill is a "threat that would be met with the appropriate response."
What is the 'Freedom Shield' exercise?
The 11-day, large-scale joint military training by the US and South Korean forces began on March 4, 2024.
In their announcement on Monday, the US and South Korea boasted of having "twice the number of troops joining compared to last year."
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