US and South Korean launch drills after North Korea missile launch
Henry Morales
Published Feb 02, 2026
The US and South Korean sent off joint military drills off the Korean Promontory’s east coast Monday in a demonstration of the strength against North Korean atomic dangers.
The drills are the primary joint preparation between the two nations in five years and come one day after North Korea test-terminated a short-range long range rocket.
The preparation, which incorporates four days of drills, is pointed toward showing the partners’ “strong purpose to answer North Korean incitements” the South Korean naval force said in a proclamation.
In excess of 20 U.S. what’s more, South Korean Naval force ships, including the atomic fueled plane carrying warship USS Ronald Reagan, a U.S. cruiser and South Korean and U.S. destroyers, were prepared for the drills. U.S. what’s more, South Korean warrior planes and helicopters were likewise used, the Naval force said.
The four days mark the principal joint drills including a U.S. plane carrying warship close to the landmass starting around 2017, when America sent three transporters including the Reagan again for drills in the midst of North Korean dangers.
The partners had since dropped or decreased a portion of their standard preparation phases, however relaunched them because of North Korea’s new rocket action.
North Korea has tried a record number of rockets this year as its administration declines American and South Korean calls to continue atomic tact. North Korean pioneers said they won’t step once more into talks concerning a truce except if the US drops approvals and military guide to South Korea. ‘
The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and its battle group began drills with South Korean warships in the first such training off the Korean Peninsula in five years, a day after North Korea test-fired a missile in a possible response to the exercise.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 26, 2022
The rocket North Korea sent off on Sunday flew around 370 miles at greatest elevation of 37 miles prior to falling into the waters off the North’s east coast, as indicated by South Korean examination.
