US Stages Joint Air Exercises With Asian Allies after N Korea ICBM Launch
The United States joint air exercises with South Korea and Japan on Sunday – one day after North Korea fired a intercontinental ballistic missile.
View Source | February 19, 2023 11:20 am
- The joint, bilateral exercises reportedly included strategic bombers.
- The drills follow North Korea on Saturday launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japan’s west coast, after the rogue nation warned about a strong response to upcoming military drills by South Korea and the United States.
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the exercise demonstrated the allied nation’s “overwhelming” defense capabilities and readiness posture.
- The group also said the exercise affirmed the United States’ “ironclad commitment to the defense of the Korean Peninsula.”
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