The North Korean Foreign Ministry has issued a statement condemning the joint US, Japanese and South Korean naval drills taking place in the Korean Peninsula over the weekend, warning that such maneuvers “constitute a threat to the DPRK (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and the whole of Northeast Asia.”
On Saturday, US, Japanese and South Korean naval forces kicked off large-scale two day drills near South Korea’s Jeju Island. The drills involve a destroyer equipped with the Aegis Combat System, as well as several dozen other ships, helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft from the three countries. – READ MORE