{"id":5463,"date":"2023-04-03T15:52:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T15:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5463"},"modified":"2023-04-03T15:52:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T15:52:04","slug":"south-korea-us-japan-conduct-submarine-exercises-against-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/americas\/south-korea-us-japan-conduct-submarine-exercises-against-north-korea\/2023\/04\/03\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea, US, Japan conduct submarine exercises against North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> (AFP)<\/span> –<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s,<\/span> U.S.<\/span> and<\/span> Japanese<\/span> navies<\/span> began<\/span> their<\/span> first<\/span> anti-submarine<\/span> exercise<\/span> in<\/span> six<\/span> months<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> to<\/span> improve<\/span> coordination<\/span> against<\/span> a<\/span> growing<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> missile<\/span> threat,<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> military<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> two-day<\/span> exercise<\/span> sparked<\/span> concerns<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> could<\/span> conduct<\/span> its<\/span> first<\/span> nuclear<\/span> test<\/span> since<\/span> 2017,<\/span> after<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> recently<\/span> unveiled<\/span> a<\/span> type<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear<\/span> warhead<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> battlefield.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> defense<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> that<\/span> naval<\/span> exercises<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> high<\/span> seas<\/span> off<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> Jeju<\/span> island<\/span> involved<\/span> the<\/span> nuclear-powered<\/span> aircraft<\/span> carrier<\/span> Nimitz<\/span> and<\/span> naval<\/span> destroyers<\/span> from<\/span> South<\/span> Korea,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> Japan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> exercise<\/span> was<\/span> arranged<\/span> to<\/span> improve<\/span> the<\/span> three<\/span> countries’<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> respond<\/span> to<\/span> underwater<\/span> security<\/span> threats<\/span> posed<\/span> by<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> advancing<\/span> submarine-launched<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> assets,<\/span> the<\/span> statement<\/span> said.<\/span> A<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> defense<\/span> official<\/span> said<\/span> her<\/span> three<\/span> nations<\/span> should<\/span> seek<\/span> out<\/span> and<\/span> track<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> and<\/span> US<\/span> unmanned<\/span> underwater<\/span> vehicles<\/span> disguised<\/span> as<\/span> enemy<\/span> submarines<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> assets.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> submarine-launched<\/span> missiles<\/span> pose<\/span> a<\/span> serious<\/span> security<\/span> threat<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> allies.<\/span> Over<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> year,<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> tested<\/span> advanced<\/span> underwater<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles<\/span> and<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> building<\/span> large<\/span> submarines,<\/span> including<\/span> one<\/span> nuclear-powered<\/span> submarine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>At<\/span> last<\/span> week’s<\/span> warhead-related<\/span> event,<\/span> Kim<\/span> also<\/span> ordered<\/span> officials<\/span> to<\/span> increase<\/span> bomb<\/span> fuel<\/span> production<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> his<\/span> stated<\/span> goal<\/span> of<\/span> expanding<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> arsenal<\/span> “exponentially.”<\/span> On<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> North<\/span> Korea-focused<\/span> website<\/span> 38<\/span> North<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> commercial<\/span> satellite<\/span> imagery<\/span> of<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> main<\/span> nuclear<\/span> facility<\/span> in<\/span> Yongbyon<\/span> showed<\/span> high<\/span> levels<\/span> of<\/span> activity,<\/span> including:<\/span> .<\/span> B.<\/span> Continued<\/span> operation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 5<\/span> megawatt<\/span> reactor<\/span> and<\/span> new<\/span> construction<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> uranium<\/span> section<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> enrichment<\/span> plant.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Foreign<\/span> experts<\/span> debate<\/span> whether<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> operates<\/span> nuclear<\/span> missiles.<\/span> But<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Lee<\/span> Jong-sup<\/span> recently<\/span> told<\/span> lawmakers<\/span> that<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> technology<\/span> to<\/span> manufacture<\/span> miniaturized<\/span> warheads<\/span> for<\/span> its<\/span> advanced<\/span> short-range<\/span> missiles<\/span> had<\/span> made<\/span> significant<\/span> progress.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> may<\/span> conduct<\/span> new<\/span> missile<\/span> tests<\/span> to<\/span> protest<\/span> drills<\/span> between<\/span> South<\/span> Korea,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> Japan,<\/span> viewing<\/span> such<\/span> drills<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> security<\/span> threat.North<\/span> Korean<\/span> leader<\/span> Kim<\/span> Jong<\/span> Un<\/span> Chang<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> recent<\/span> conflict<\/span> between<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> used<\/span> “reckless<\/span> military<\/span> provocations”<\/span> that<\/span> ignored<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> “patience<\/span> and<\/span> warnings.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> will<\/span> resolutely<\/span> respond<\/span> to<\/span> and<\/span> neutralize<\/span> any<\/span> kind<\/span> of<\/span> provocations<\/span> by<\/span> North<\/span> Korea,”<\/span> said<\/span> Major<\/span> General<\/span> Kim<\/span> In-ho,<\/span> the<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> military<\/span> that<\/span> participated<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> trilateral<\/span> exercises,<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> statement.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> addition<\/span> to<\/span> anti-submarine<\/span> training,<\/span> the<\/span> three<\/span> countries<\/span> will<\/span> conduct<\/span> humanitarian<\/span> search<\/span> and<\/span> rescue<\/span> operations,<\/span> including<\/span> rescuing<\/span> people<\/span> who<\/span> have<\/span> fallen<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> water<\/span> and<\/span> treating<\/span> emergency<\/span> patients.<\/span> The<\/span> defense<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> exercise<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> three<\/span> nations<\/span> in<\/span> seven<\/span> years.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – South Korea’s, U.S. and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine exercise in six months on Monday to improve coordination against a growing North Korean missile threat, the South Korean military said. The two-day exercise sparked concerns that the country could conduct its first nuclear test since 2017, after North Korea […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2400,2437,24,26,276],"tags":[3217,3218,3219,3220,3221,546,3222,936,3223,1551,3224,1552,1556,2091,2092,2574,2580,2583,3216],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/navydrl.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5463"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5466,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5463\/revisions\/5466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}