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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Hyung-Jin Kim

South Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats

South Korea Unification Ministry

The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South Korea’s air force said.

The training held near the Korean Peninsula was to implement the three countries’ earlier agreement to increase defense cooperation and boost their joint response capabilities against North Korean threats, the air force said in a statement.

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