SEOUL – South Korean and U.S. forces began two week-long military drills this morning – a move that North Korea says could justify “pre-emptive” nuclear strikes in response.
Pyongyang cut an emergency communication line that links the two Koreas after the drills began, following up on an earlier threat that promised to end communications should today’s drills go ahead.
“Key Resolve” is the second stage of U.S. – ROK military exercises amid the ongoing “Foal Eagle” joint-operation that sees some 10,000 South Korean forces training alongside 3,500 American personnel. The drills are labelled as primarily defensive in
SEOUL – South Korean and U.S. forces began two week-long military drills this morning – a move that North Korea says could justify "pre-emptive" nuclear strikes in response.
Pyongyang cut an emergency communication line that links the two Koreas after the drills began, following up on an earlier threat that promised to end communications should today's drills go ahead.
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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.