Japan, the US, and South Korea conduct maritime training exercises...US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Carl Vinson also participates

Amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula due to North Korea's launch of a military reconnaissance satellite and the de facto declaration of the abandonment of the September 19 inter-Korean military agreement, Japan, the United States, and South Korea conducted maritime exercises.
On the 26th, the South Korean Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted a Japan-U.S.-South Korean naval training exercise on the high seas southeast of Cheju Island.
announced. This exercise was held to strengthen the close cooperation between Japan, the United States, and South Korea, and to strengthen their operational capabilities. Recently, North Korea has developed ballistic missile technology despite criticism and opposition from the international community.
North Korea's nuclear and missile threats have become even more sophisticated as it forced the launch of military reconnaissance satellites. The training included the Korean Navy's Yi Jisoo destroyer ``Sejong the Great'' (DDG) and the US Navy's aviation aircraft.
Participants included the mothership Carl Vinson (CVN), the Yee Jisoo destroyers Starrett (DDG) and Kidd (DDG), and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame (DD).
Amid growing threats in the air, such as the wrap-up party of North Korea's military reconnaissance satellites and the unveiling of a new unmanned aircraft in July, participating units conducted air defense warfare exercises that simulated North Korean missile and aircraft provocations, and targets.
Conducted maritime maneuver training for coordinated and rapid maneuvers in the sea area. Captain Kim Sung-pil (Colonel) King Sejong said, ``This exercise was conducted in a situation where North Korea's nuclear and missile threats are becoming more sophisticated.
``As agreed upon by the defense secretaries of South Korea, the United States, and Japan, a multi-year trilateral training plan has been established, and the three countries are training in a variety of areas.'' National training expanded
"If we do so, we will be able to further strengthen our deterrence and response posture against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats." On the other hand, in North Korea, General Secretary Kim Jung Eun (Kim Jong Un) is
He said he visited the Pyongyang General Control Center of the bureau and confirmed the photos taken by the reconnaissance satellite Manrikyo-1, claiming that the images were taken as far as Hawaii and Guam in the United States. However, North Korea did not release the relevant photos.
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