US EditionSouth Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats
The 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield involves 21,000 troops in joint exercises aimed at enhancing defense against North Korea's nuclear threats, despite Pyongyang's warnings of provocation.
- On August 18, 2025, South Korea and the United States launched the 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, rescheduling about half of field training drills to next month.
- Amid high tensions on the Korean Peninsula, relations soured in recent years as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accelerated his weapons program and Moscow alignment, prompting Seoul to suspend the 2018-inter-Korean military agreement in 2024.
- Alongside the military exercises, the UFS involved 21,000 soldiers, including 18,000 South Koreans, and a four-day civil defense drill mobilized about 580,000 civilians.
- In Seoul, South Korean protesters rallied in front of the presidential office to oppose the UFS exercise, with banners reading `'Stop the military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea.'`
- Experts say South Korea could face higher costs and risks as U.S. forces focus more on China, while North Korea may respond with weapons tests, viewing drills as invasion rehearsals.
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Independent EspañolSouth Korea and the United States began on Monday their great joint military exercise anua to better deal with North Korea's threats.
S Korean, U.S. militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with N Korean threats
South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea, which has warned the drills would deepen regional tensions and vowed to respond to “any provocation” against its territory. The 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield, the second…
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