The South Korean military said South Korea and the United States began joint naval exercises with a US aircraft carrier on Friday, a day after North Korea sent warplanes in response to an obvious bombing exercise.
The South Korean Chiefs of Staff said the naval exercises will be held in the waters off South Korea’s east coast on October 7 and 8. The exercises came after North Korea launched a pair of ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday and then deployed warplanes to its Southern border.
“We will continue to strengthen our readiness and operational capabilities to respond to any provocation from North Korea through joint exercises with the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group,” the South Korean Chiefs of Staff said. said.
The US strike group has already participated in tripartite missile defense exercises with Japanese and South Korean warships this week, spurred by a test Tuesday in which North Korea launched a ballistic missile flying over parts of the country.
Defense officials from Japan, South Korea and the United States discussed the latest developments in a call on Friday, condemning the North’s launches, and agreeing that the latest tripartite naval exercises have improved the ability to respond to North Korea, the statement said. In a statement.
source: Noticias
