Japan, US, South Korea to hold 2-day missile tracking drill amid rising tension in Korean Peninsula

NewsBharati    11-Dec-2017
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Seoul, December 11: The more North Korea becomes stubborn against the US, the US and its allies in the region are also preparing more for the crisis. Amid the ongoing show of force US, Japan and South Korea will hold two days of missile tracking drills from Monday. This one will be the sixth set of drills of its kind with the aim to cope with the growing North Korean missile threat.

The first exercise sharing information in tracking ballistic missiles among the three nations was held in June. It will be held in waters near the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The exercise is being held as North Korea fired a powerful missile last month which could target the entire US mainland. Since then, the US and North Korea had enough angry exchange of words also.

In a show of force, the US and South Korea also held a large scale air exercise last week. After the large show of force, North Korean Foreign Ministry said the outbreak of war on the Korean peninsula is inevitable as military drills are being carried out by the United States and South Korea.

South Korea is planning to impose new unilateral sanctions on 20 institutions and a dozen individuals in North Korea. “This unilateral sanction will prevent illegal funds flowing to North Korea and contribute to reinforcing international communities’ sanctions against North Korea,” South Korea’s Finance Ministry said in a statement.