REUTERS South Korean soldiers perform a live-fire drill in Pocheon, Aug. The US and South Korea started joint military drills to prepare against the growing nuclear threat from North Korea. Talks have foundered between Washington and Pyongyang after the Trump administration rejected North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s demand that sanctions be eased in exchange for dismantling a nuclear complex. The drills have been scaled down in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and attempts by South Korea and the US to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. “Maintaining peace on the Korean peninsula is built on our airtight security posture,” Yoon told a cabinet meeting, according to Reuters, adding that he wanted to “normalize” training with the US. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, called for ramping up the military drills after a fresh outburst of belligerence from Pyongyang. Exercises will include simulating joint attacks and practicing front-line reinforcements as well as removing weapons of mass destruction. 1 and will involve aircraft, warships, tanks, and thousands of troops. The Ulchi Freedom Shield drills are expected to run through Sept. Two US college students among 153 killed in Seoul Halloween stampede South Korea probes Halloween crowd stampede as nation mourns US student shared smiling photo hours before stampede death North Korea barrages South with most number of missiles in single day
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