US-ROK to kick off major exercise on countering North Korea, first under Trump

US-ROK to kick off major exercise on countering North Korea, first under Trump

[NK News] - 03/6/2025

The U.S. and South Korea will kick off large-scale spring military exercises next week with a focus on strengthening their combined defense posture against North Korea’s evolving threats, the first such drill since alliance skeptic Donald Trump’s return as U.S. president. The Freedom Shield (…)



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