Choson Sinbo "Korea-US Drills, Foolish Fireplay Stirring the Sleeping Tiger"

Pro-North Korea Chongryon Organ Warns "August War Rumors Could Escalate"

The South Korean and U.S. military authorities are reported to conduct the second half joint exercises on a reduced scale compared to previous years, from the 16th to the 28th.

According to government sources on the 11th, the South Korea-U.S. joint forces will carry out the Crisis Management Staff Training (CMST), a preliminary exercise for the joint training, from the 11th to the 14th. With the start of the preliminary training, the main exercise is expected to proceed according to the planned schedule.

The main exercise will be conducted as a joint command post exercise (CPX) using computer simulations, as in previous years, but the scale will be reduced.

The photo shows Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, on the afternoon of the 11th.

As South Korea and the United States are reported to conduct their second-half joint military exercises starting this August, the Choson Sinbo, the official newspaper of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan representing North Korea's stance, warned that the US-ROK joint exercises could escalate the 'August war rumors.'

In an article titled "US-ROK Joint Military Exercises Provoking Strong Reactions from Korea," Choson Sinbo stated, "The US-ROK joint military exercises, carried out at such a sensitive time, will inevitably provoke a strong reaction from Korea and could awaken a sleeping tiger."

The outlet noted, "In 2017, the first year of the Trump administration, reckless provocations by the US intensified military tensions on the Korean Peninsula, leading to widespread 'crisis rumors.' Despite domestic and international opposition, the August US-ROK joint military exercises could again escalate 'August crisis rumors' and 'August war rumors' on the Korean Peninsula," it warned.

Choson Sinbo added, "The South Korean authorities, who prioritize the 'ROK-US alliance' over inter-Korean agreements and are obsessed with the belief that the 'alliance' brings peace, have caused dangerously reckless military confrontations, leading inter-Korean relations into an unpredictable catastrophic state. The consequences will be fully borne by the traitors who have harmed their own people and treated them as adversaries," threatening further deterioration.

Meanwhile, the South Korea-US military authorities are reported to conduct the second-half joint exercises from the 16th to the 28th of this month on a reduced scale compared to previous years. Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the number of US troops moving to South Korea from the US mainland or stationed in Japan for the exercises is expected to be significantly reduced.

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