Deterrence – The inter-allied exercise between the United States, Japan and South Korea consists of reminding Pyongyang of American deterrence capabilities, three days after the launch by North Korea of one of its intercontinental ballistic missiles
The South Koreathe Japan and the UNITED STATES carried out joint air exercises with an American strategic bomber on Sunday, the South Korean army announced, after the longest missile launch carried out by Pyongyang. These exercises are being held three days after Pyongyang launched one of its missiles solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), one of the most powerful and advanced in its arsenal, capable, according to experts, of hitting targets in the United States.
The US B-1B bomber, South Korean F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets, as well as Japanese F-2 jets, were mobilized for the exercises, the military said. “The exercise demonstrates the U.S.-South Korea alliance’s commitment to integrated extended deterrence in response to threats nuclear and missiles growing in the North Korea “, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
Fourth deployment of the year to Korea for the US
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