South Korea, Japan and the United States will conduct a joint missile exercise to detect and track ballistic missiles in the waters off the island of Hawaii, starting Monday.
The South Korean military said – on Sunday – that the three countries will conduct the training of the “Pacific Dragon” or “Pacific Dragon”, starting from Monday, until August 14, according to the KBS network. .world” South Korean radio station.
On Friday, South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong Sop met with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin, and they agreed to strengthen political and military measures to raise readiness to confront North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
And the South Korean “Yonhap” agency reported that during their talks in Washington, the Korean Defense Minister and his American counterpart decided to resume the meeting of the Consultation Group and the Expanded Deterrence Strategy at an early date.
Seoul and Washington are seeking to resume the group meeting, a gathering of deputy defense ministers and diplomatic officials that was suspended in 2018, amid joint efforts to boost diplomacy with Pyongyang.
It is noteworthy that the new South Korean President Yoon Sok-yeol, who took office last May, is described as a hard-line with his northern neighbor, and has vowed to take a tougher stance towards Pyongyang.
The three countries, as well as Australia and Canada, will participate in the biennial exercise. This year’s multinational naval exercise Rim of the Pacific focuses on improving tactical and technical coordination among its participants, including the detection, tracking and reporting of ballistic targets.
These joint exercises are something that angers North Korea, as Pyongyang sees them as rehearsals for invasion.
North Korean President Kim Jong Un said a few days ago that the country’s armed forces were “prepared” for any crisis.
Jong Un said his country is “ready to mobilize” its nuclear deterrent in any future military confrontation with the United States and South Korea, the official Korean Central News Agency reported last Thursday.
