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Seoul flexes muscles with naval exercise
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February 20, 2013, Wednesday
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SOUTH Korea staged a naval exercise involving US surveillance aircraft yesterday, flexing its military muscles at a time of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula following North Korea's third nuclear test.
Day one of a six-day drill in the East Sea involved South Korean warships and submarines, as well as surveillance planes from the United States, the defense ministry said. The exercises will practice operations to detect and track North Korean missiles and submarines, it added.
"The drill is aimed at testing our readiness against threats from the enemy," a ministry spokesman said.
It is the latest in a series of military exercises, which have been staged alone by South Korea or jointly with the United States since North Korea launched a long-range rocket on December 12.
Earlier this month Seoul and Washington conducted a joint naval exercise with a US nuclear submarine off South Korea's east coast, followed by a joint airforce drill.
South Korea has vowed to accelerate the development of longer-range ballistic missiles and new cruise missiles capable of a precision strike on members of Pyongyang's high command.
Day one of a six-day drill in the East Sea involved South Korean warships and submarines, as well as surveillance planes from the United States, the defense ministry said. The exercises will practice operations to detect and track North Korean missiles and submarines, it added.
"The drill is aimed at testing our readiness against threats from the enemy," a ministry spokesman said.
It is the latest in a series of military exercises, which have been staged alone by South Korea or jointly with the United States since North Korea launched a long-range rocket on December 12.
Earlier this month Seoul and Washington conducted a joint naval exercise with a US nuclear submarine off South Korea's east coast, followed by a joint airforce drill.
South Korea has vowed to accelerate the development of longer-range ballistic missiles and new cruise missiles capable of a precision strike on members of Pyongyang's high command.
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