Overview

• Approximately 19,000 South Korean troops will participate in the drills.
• Exercises include field maneuvers, live-fire drills, and computer-simulated scenarios.
• North Korea condemns the drills as invasion rehearsals and has escalated its psychological warfare efforts.
• The US has increased its regional military presence with bombers, submarines, and aircraft carriers.
• South Korea will conduct civil defense and evacuation drills simulating nuclear attack scenarios.