The U.S., South Korean, and Japanese militaries on Tuesday began a two-day missile warning exercise near the Korean peninsula, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced.

“This training is designed to prepare for North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats according to the agreement results of the 48th ROK-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) held in October 2016,” the JCS said in a written statement.

“The three countries, South Korea, the U.S., and Japan, are staging the missile warning exercise near the waters of the South and Japan between [October] 24 and 25,” the statement added.

The South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND)