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South Korea plans more than 20 joint military drills with its U.S. ally next year in the wake of increased North Korean missile testing, the Ministry of National Defense said.
To finally abolish the long-standing North Korean nuclear threat, President Donald Trump eschewed the usual “bottom up” diplomatic approach in which negotiators arduously hammer out a complicated and detailed agreement before opposing leaders meet at a flashy summit. Instead, President Trump adopted a “top down” approach in which he and Kim Jong-un met in their first summit to establish a personal relationship and jump-start negotiations. However, to date, President Trump has been no more successful than his predecessors.
North Korea has launched at least four more projectiles, as massive US-South Korea military drills continue North Korea fired four short-r
The five days of war games are aimed at goading Pyongyang to respond, heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula and thereby justifying a further US militarization of the region aimed primarily against China.
A large-scale aerial exercise will be extended following two days of record-breaking missile launches by North Korea, military officials said.