Photo of the day: Freedom Shield against North Korea's nuclear threats

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2023, 14:26 IST1 min

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US soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division participate in a joint Freedom Shield (FS) exercise with South Korean soldiers on March 16, 2023, in Paju, South Korea. South Korea and the United States kicked off a regular combined military exercise amid heightened tensions caused by North Korea"s missile tests and hardening rhetoric against the allies. The computer simulation-based Freedom Shield (FS) exercise"s 11-day run is held under "realistic" scenarios reflective of the North"s evolving nuclear and missile threats. The exercise is held concurrently with a field training exercise, called the Warrior Shield. North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea today, hours before summit talks between the leaders of South Korea and Japan on pending bilateral issues and regional security.

Image: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

First Published: Mar 16, 2023, 14:26

2nd Infantry Division Freedom Shield (FS) exercise

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