The U.S. and South Korea will kick off large-scale summer military exercises next week but will not conduct training based on a hypothetical North Korean nuclear attack, despite Seoul’s past suggestion that they would.
In a joint briefing on Monday, the two sides announced that this year’s Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) drills will run from Aug. 19 to 29 and feature “expanded” combined field training exercises in land, sea and air.
The U.S. and South Korea will kick off large-scale summer military exercises next week but will not conduct training based on a hypothetical North Korean nuclear attack, despite Seoul’s past suggestion that they would.
In a joint briefing on Monday, the two sides announced that this year’s Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) drills will run from Aug. 19 to 29 and feature “expanded” combined field training exercises in land, sea and air.
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