The maneuvers were carried out on a nuclear aircraft carrier, in international waters near Jeju Island. Since last year, the heads of the three governments decided to carry out this type of exercises regularly in the face of tension with North Korea.
During the last two days, the naval forces of South Korea, USA and Japan they made joint military maneuvers in international waters, near Jeju Island. During them, it was used an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
These exercises are framed in a agreement between the three partiesin order to reinforce the capacity for deterrence and response to North Korea. The country led by Kim Jong-un has been rejecting invitations to resume dialogue between both Koreas.
The military preparation of South Korea, the United States and Japan
The maneuvers began on Thursday and continue to be carried out today in south of the South Korean island of Jeju. In the exercises, they participate six ships: the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, three American Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the South Korean ROKS Seoae Ryu Sung-ryong and the Japanese JDS Ariake.
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As explained by the South Korean Navy in a statement, the exercise was carried out to “enhance the joint response capabilities of the Republic of Korea, the United States and Japan, at a time when the nuclear and missile threat from North Korea is increasing“.
Along these lines, the military exercises focused on “North Korean underwater threats such as submarines or SLBMs (submarine-launched ballistic missiles).” At the same time, there were also combined operations with the objective of improve the response when intercepting North Korean vessels that may transport massive destruction weapons.
The heads of Government of South Korea, Japan and the US They reached an agreement last year to coordinate this type of exercises on a regular basis with the aim of expanding the deterrence and response capacity against North Korea. The country governed by Kim Jong-un has been rejecting invitations to return to dialogue for five years now, in addition to continue promoting its weapons program.
Kim Jong-un calls to be “prepared” for war
The leader of North Korea attended the Kim Jong-il Military Political University last Wednesday. During the visit, Kim Jong-un assured that North Korea “must be more prepared than ever for war“due to the “complex international situation.”
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“In the face of the complicated international situation seriously aggravated by the perpetual escalation of violence and armed conflicts and the unstable military and political situation around the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)“, it is necessary to “be more prepared than ever for war“, detailed the North Korean leader. Furthermore, he also warned that “if the enemy chooses military confrontation with North Korea, it He will deal a mortal blow to the enemy without hesitation, mobilizing all the means at his disposal.“.
During the month of March, North Korea’s top representative led tests of the 600mm multiple rocket launcher system, which according to his claims, are “very important in war preparation“and “they will fulfill their strategic task as main weapon of attack“. Over the course of recent months, North Korea launched multiple tests of “strategic” missiles towards the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, at the same time that he repealed the different existing cooperation mechanisms with South Koreaa country from which he removed the label of “partner for reconciliation and reunification” because he considered it one of his “greatest enemies“with the United States.
Source: Ambito
