US, SKorea open biggest drills in years amid threats

By Associated Press

Aug 23, 2022 12:13 am

SEOUL: The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military training in years on Monday as they heighten their defense posture against the growing nuclear threat from North Korea.

The drills could draw an angry response from Pyongyang, which has dialed up its weapons-testing activity to a record pace this year while repeatedly threatening conflicts with Seoul and Washington amid a prolonged stalemate in diplomacy.

SEOUL MAN South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (center) presides over a Cabinet meeting at his presidential office in Seoul, South Korea on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. YONHAP PHOTO VIA AP

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