Comparing US, South Korean, & North Korean Navies as Massive Naval Exercise Continues | ROK Drop

Comparing US, South Korean, & North Korean Navies as Massive Naval Exercise Continues | ROK Drop

See the power gap for yourself, and pondering some questions.

S Korea-US military exercise begins in the East Sea/Sea of Japan

The US-South Korean military exercise, code-named Invincible Spirit, will last four days

Source: Reuters via BBC

Source: BBC

News from Associated Press by EricTalmadge:

ABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON — A massive nuclear-powered U.S. supercarrier began maneuvers today with ally South Korea in a potent show of force that North Korea has threatened could lead to "sacred war."

The military drills, code- named "Invincible Spirit," are to run through Wednesday with about 8,000 U.S. and South Korean troops, 20 ships and submarines and 200 aircraft. The Nimitz-class USS George Washington, with several thousand sailors and dozens of fighters aboard, was deployed from Japan.

The North routinely threatens attacks whenever South Korea and the U.S. hold joint military drills, which Pyongyang sees as a rehearsal for an invasion. The U.S. keeps 28,500 service members in South Korea and another 50,000 in Japan but says it has no intention of invading the North.

Still, the North's latest rhetoric threatening "nuclear deterrence" and "sacred war" carries extra weight following the sinking of a South Korean warship that killed 46 sailors. Seoul and Washington say a North Korean torpedo was responsible for the March sinking of the Cheonan, considered the worst military attack on the South since the 1950-53 Korean War.

The American and South Korean defense chiefs announced last week they would stage the military drills to send a clear message to North Korea to stop its "aggressive" behavior.

The exercises will be the first in a series of U.S.-South Korean maneuvers to be conducted in the Sea of Japan off Korea's east coast and in the Yellow Sea closer to China's shores in international waters. The exercises also are the first to employ the F-22 stealth fighter — which can evade North Korean air defenses — in South Korea.

South Korea was closely monitoring North Korea's military, but no unusual activity had been observed Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

The North's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that Pyong yang will further strengthen its nuclear deterrent and again mentioned "powerful physical measures" in response to the U.S. military provocations and sanctions.

And the usual threat from North Korea:

2+2 meeting in Seoul and joint military exercise

Just wanna clarify one point in the video that the aircraft carrier USS George Washington is confirmed to be participating in the joint military exercise. Rumor-play might come from the political perspective.

Updated News: http://english.eastday.com/e/100721/u1a5343444.html

Toward a lasting peace - INSIDE JoongAng Daily

The “2+2” meeting will be held in Seoul tomorrow. It is the first time in the 60-year history of the military alliance between South Korea and the United States that top officials in defense and foreign affairs from both countries will come together.

The meeting is primarily aimed at evaluating the achievements of the alliance and crafting a vision for the future. The meeting will also deal with the aftermath of the Cheonan sinking.

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