US, South Korea and Japan to hold trilateral drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on US

Japan, U.S., South Korea to hold joint military exercises from Sept. 7

If the exercise goes ahead as planned, North Korea is expected to react strongly, potentially cooling momentum for talks with the U.S.

US, South Korea and Japan to hold trilateral drill

South Korea, the US and Japan would go ahead with a trilateral military drill next month in response to North Korean nuclear threats, officials in Seoul said yesterday, a day after North Korea vowed to retaliate against what it called US hostilities.The development further dims prospects for an earl

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U.S., South Korea and Japan to hold trilateral drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on U.S.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will go ahead with a trilateral military drill next month in response to North Korean nuclear...