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South Korea begins five-day military exercise with the United States and Japan

From DR Nyheder · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • South Korea, the United States and Japan began the five-day Freedom Edge military exercise, involving major naval and air units.
  • South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff described the annual exercise as defensive and said it aims to strengthen deterrence against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
  • The exercise is proceeding despite the scaling back of South Korea-U.S. military drills last month on orders from President Donald Trump.

South Korea, the United States and Japan have begun a five-day military exercise involving major maritime and air units from all three countries’ armed forces.

The Freedom Edge exercise is going ahead despite the scaling back of South Korea-U.S. military drills last month on orders from U.S. President Donald Trump.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff described Freedom Edge as an annual defensive exercise. Its stated purpose is to strengthen deterrence and the ability to respond to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, while protecting peace and stability in the region.

The second and third editions of Freedom Edge took place in November 2024 and September of the previous year.

The purpose is to strengthen deterrence and the ability to respond to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, as well as protect peace and stability in the region.

· South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of StaffThe military described the exercise as defensive and explained its stated purpose.
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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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