Kim Yo-jong condemns South Korea-US drills
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South Korea’s president has sought to reassure the public that the country is able to deter threats from the North
State media images showed the two looking at a screen showing weapons being fired from a naval destroyer as North Korea threatens responses to U.S.-South Korea military drills.
The U.S. Army operates only a small number of THAAD batteries across the world, meaning a deployment can affect multiple theaters.
Kim Jong Un says North Korea can completely destroy South Korea if it feels threatened, and he refuses to engage with Seoul.
The United States and South Korea began their annual Freedom Shield joint military exercise on Monday, as speculation swirled that Washington may be shifting some military assets to the Middle East.