South Korea, U.S., Japan stage anti-submarine drills amid North Korea tension

Summary

This article by Hyonhee Shin, writing for Reuters, makes the following points:

• The trilateral anti-submarine exercises were held for the first time in five years.
• The US and Japanese navies said the exercises promoted a free and open Indo-Pacific.
• South Korea's new President, Yoon Suk-yeol, has vowed to boost trilateral security cooperation to better counter the North's evolving weapons threats.

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References from the Web:

• SEP 2022 Korea, US, Japan stage trilateral anti-submarine drills—The Korea Times
• OCT 2022 South Korea, U.S. fire missiles into the sea to protest 'reckless' North Korea test—Reuters 

Source Information:

• Article Source: Reuters
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