The South Korean and U.S. militaries launched their biggest joint military exercises in years, as North Korea said it tested submarine-launched cruise missiles in an apparent protest of the drills it views as an invasion rehearsal.
activities during the U.S.-South Korean drills that are to run for 11 days. Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to be ready to repel its rivals'"frantic war preparation moves."
A recent U.S. military statement said the field exercises are to further enhance the two militaries'"cooperation through air, land, sea, space, cyber and special operations, and improve upon tactics, techniques and procedures." It said the missiles flew for more than two hours, drawing figure-eight-shaped patterns and demonstrating an ability to hit targets 930 miles away. The missiles were fired from the 8.24 Yongung ship, KCNA said, referencing a submarine that North Korea used to conduct its first submarine-launched ballistic missile test in 2016.
Sunday's tests were the North's first known launches of cruise missiles from a submarine as its previous underwater launches all involved ballistic missiles. It's also the first time for North Korea to fire multiple missiles from a submarine on a single launch event, observers say. Lee said South Korea's military has been upgrading assets required to deal with North Korean submarine threats. South Korea's Unification Ministry separately called the North Korean launches"very regrettable," saying North Korea nothing to gain by raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea sees regular South Korea-U.S. military exercises as a major security threat, though the allies say their drills are defensive. Some observers say North Korea uses its rivals' drills as a pretext to test weapons and modernize its nuclear arsenal to secure an upper hand in dealings with the United States.
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