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South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will strengthen cooperation to jointly deter North Korea's threats and respond to them while continuously expanding trilateral drills based on close cooperation,
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted a trilateral training with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) in order to strengthen deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. Alliance and advance Japan-U.S.-ROK trilateral security coordination."
The Japanese air force said in a statement This first trilateral flight of 2025 builds upon a history of strong trilateral cooperation, enabling an immediate coordinated response to regional security challenges."
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement This increasingly steady and sophisticated trilateral interoperability of our aerial and maritime forces strengthens our collective deterrence and defense posture,
The United States condemns the DPRK's January 13 ballistic missile launches. These launches, like the DPRK's other ballistic missile launches in recent years, took place in violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions,
the spokesperson said in response to a question from Yonhap News Agency This is a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions,
Choi said during a Cabinet meeting Our military is closely monitoring North Korea's various movements under a strong U.S.-South Korea joint defense posture to prevent North Korea from miscalculating in the current security situation, and is maintaining the ability and posture to overwhelmingly respond to any provocation,
The South Korean military detected several short-range ballistic missiles fired into the East Sea,
Seoul's military said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan It may indicate an intention to put pressure ahead of the Trump administration's second term,
said Yang Moo-jin, president of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul Seoul will respond more strongly to North Korea's provocations based on its strong security posture and alliance with the US,
It could be aimed at the US,
said Yang Moo-jin, president of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul The intelligence authorities of South Korea and the US have detected and monitored North Korea's missile launch preparations in advance, and immediately detected and tracked them at the time of launch,
North Korea fires an unidentified projectile towards East Sea,
South Korea's military said We strongly condemn the launch as a clear provocation that seriously threatens the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula,
the JCS said, warning the North against "misjudging" the situation and vowing to "overwhelmingly respond" to any additional provocations
