The US And South Korea Exercise Again With A Nuclear Attack Scenario From North Korea

JAKARTA - South Korea and the United States have compiled a joint military exercise schedule in February. The theme is the scenario for using nuclear weapons by North Korea/

In addition, another plan is to hold a Korean-US spring exercise for 11 days without stopping, conduct a final test of a self-made solid propellant space rocket and launch the country's first military surveillance satellite.

Led by the Deterres Strategy Committee (DSC) allied Table-Top Exercise (TTX) based on discussions will take place in the US in the second half of February, as both sides agree to hold it annually at bilateral meetings. a meeting of the defense minister in November last year, according to the ministry.

During the exercise, allies are expected to discuss coordinated responses to North Korea's nuclear use scenarios, including cooperation procedures with the international community, a ministry official said.

"In the past, TTX has mostly been centered on discussions about crisis prevention and management," the official told reporters without naming Yonhap News, Wednesday, January 11.

"But the scope (planned training) will expand as North Korea even increases the possibility of nuclear use, sparking concern among our citizens."

Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Heo Tae-keun will lead the South Korean delegation, while the US side is expected to be led by deputy defense assistants for weapons of mass destruction and nuclear wards and for East Asia.

This year, allies plan to hold a Spring Freedom Shield (FS) exercise for the longest period 11 days without rest.

Along with the FS, Seoul and Washington exercises plan to conduct about 20 large-scale field exercises in the first half of this year all at the same level of intensity as the Foal Eagle training which was officially suspended in 2019 amid diplomacy with North Korea.