WASHINGTON: North Korea is casting doubt on next
month's summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump over joint
Air Force drills taking place in South Korea, which it says are ruining the
diplomatic mood.
North Korea always reacts angrily to the joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, considering them as a rehearsal for an invasion. But this year, with the sudden burst of diplomacy, had appeared to be different.
North Korea always reacts angrily to the joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, considering them as a rehearsal for an invasion. But this year, with the sudden burst of diplomacy, had appeared to be different.
The
South Korean and U.S. militaries had scaled back and played down the exercises,
declining the news media the usual access to the drills. North Korea barely
said a word about the drills during the computer simulation exercises that took
place through April.
The two-week-long Max Thunder drills between the two countries' Air Forces, an annual event that began on Friday, have, however, clearly struck a nerve in North Korea.
The two-week-long Max Thunder drills between the two countries' Air Forces, an annual event that began on Friday, have, however, clearly struck a nerve in North Korea.
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