US & Seoul Plan Military Drills Near North Korean Border

• RT Published on Nov 27, 2017
  The US and South Korea will be conducting a major joint military exercise near the North Korean border next week. Russia has voiced concerns over the drills, which will involve around 12-thousand American soldiers.
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• US and South Korea to Conduct Massive Air Force Exercise Aimed at North Korea
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  (COMMONDREAMS) — The U.S. and South Korea announced Friday they will conduct a massive air force exercise over the Korean Peninsula next month as a notable show of force targeting North Korea—despite warnings that the Trump administration’s decision earlier this week to add North Korea to the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism could further provoke the isolated country.
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  Six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters—which are among the world’s most advanced warplanes—will be sent to South Korea for the drill, a U.S. Air Force spokesman told AFP, which reports:
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  The massive five-day annual exercise comes as Washington pushes what President Donald Trump has called a “maximum pressure campaign” against Pyongyang over its nuclear program.
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  The exercise, named Vigilant Ace, starts on December 4 with 12,000 U.S. personnel and an unspecified number of South Korean airmen flying more than 230 aircraft at eight U.S. and South Korean military bases.
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  Reuters reports that U.S. Marine Corps and Navy troops will also participate in the exercise. Although the drill is conducted annually, it comes as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to antagonize North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the world stage.
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