South Korean army K-9 self-propelled howitzers take positions in Paju, near the border with North Korea on Monday. The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military training in years earlier this week. Photo: AP
Massive US-South Korea military drills watched by China, Russia amid growing tensions
- South Korean military has said it will be ‘normalising’ the joint exercises that have been portrayed as invasion rehearsals by the North
- The exercises, which could include some US soldiers from outside the Korean peninsula, have raised eyebrows in China and Russia, analyst notes
South Korean army K-9 self-propelled howitzers take positions in Paju, near the border with North Korea on Monday. The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military training in years earlier this week. Photo: AP
