US, ROK hold tabletop drills on responding to North Korean nuclear attacks



News US, ROK hold tabletop drills on responding to North Korean nuclear attacks Exercise comes days after DPRK missile launches, with South Korean delegation set to visit US nuclear submarine base Jeongmin Kim February 23, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conduct a tabletop exercise in Dec. 2019 \| Image: U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel (File photo) The U.S. and South Korea held a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon on Wednesday that was scheduled to practice responses to a North Korean nuclear attack, days after the DPRK test-fired long-range missile and “tactical nuclear” rockets. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters that the Deterrent Strategy Committee Tabletop Exercise (DSC TTX) was carried out as planned but said further details will be shared later. She added that North Korea’s missile launches “destabilize” the region. The drill was designed around responses to hypothetical DPRK nuclear use scenarios, a Seoul military official explained earlier this week. The © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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US, ROK hold tabletop drills on responding to North Korean nuclear attacks

Exercise comes days after DPRK missile launches, with South Korean delegation set to visit US nuclear submarine base

Jeongmin Kim February 23, 2023

US, ROK hold tabletop drills on responding to North Korean nuclear attacks

Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conduct a tabletop exercise in Dec. 2019 | Image: U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel (File photo)

The U.S. and South Korea held a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon on Wednesday that was scheduled to practice responses to a North Korean nuclear attack, days after the DPRK test-fired long-range missile and “tactical nuclear” rockets.

Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters that the Deterrent Strategy Committee Tabletop Exercise (DSC TTX) was carried out as planned but said further details will be shared later. She added that North Korea’s missile launches “destabilize” the region.

The drill was designed around responses to hypothetical DPRK nuclear use scenarios, a Seoul military official explained earlier this week.

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