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South Korea and the United States start annual military drills despite North Korea's threats of nuclear attacks.
2016-08-22

Amid growing concern about North Korea's ballistic missile capability, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. are to hold their first ever joint anti-missile exercise next month, according to South Korea's Ministry of National Defense. The three countries will practice "detecting and tracing a hypothetical North Korean missile," said a ministry official.
2016-05-17

According to South Korea's Yonhap news agency, North Korea appears to be preparing a test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile. This comes after what the United States described as the "fiery, catastrophic" failure of the first attempt a few days prior.
2016-04-26

Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong says North Korea is ready to halt nuclear tests if the United States suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea.
2016-04-23

South Korea and the United States start a joint military exercise as North Korea repeats threats of "indiscriminate" nuclear strikes.
2016-03-7

The United States deploys an additional Patriot missile battery to South Korea in response to North Korea's recent rocket launch.
2016-02-12

North Korea warns against an underway joint military drill by South Korea and the United States, stating that the exercise could jeopardize a recent easing of tension on the Korean Peninsula.
2013-08-29

South Korea and the United States raise their military watch alert to "vital threat" (level 2) ahead of an expected North Korean missile launch.
2013-04-10

South Korea and the United States cancel a joint naval drill against North Korea in the Yellow Sea, citing its previous anti-submarine training -- held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 -- and a desire "not to irritate neighboring countries" ahead of the upcoming 2010 G-20 Seoul summit.
2010-10-24

North Korea responds to nearby joint United States-South Korean military exercises by stating that the acts resemble 19th century "gunboat diplomacy", describing them as "a threat to the Korean peninsula and the region of Asia as a whole".
2010-07-23