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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Hyonhee Shin

South Korea, US to hold largest live-fire drills amid North Korea tension

A South Korean army K1A1 tank fires during a live-fire drill which is a part of the joint military drill "Freedom Shield" between South Korea and U.S. at a military training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean and U.S. forces will hold their largest-ever live-fire exercises in June in a show of force to North Korea, which has ratcheted up tension with numerous missile launches, South Korea's defence ministry said on Wednesday.

The exercises are part of a series of events marking the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the two countries this year.

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