US, ROK and Japan hold joint drill on countering North Korean submarine missiles



News US, ROK and Japan hold joint drill on countering North Korean submarine missiles American aircraft carrier joins two-day trilateral exercise that also trained to block transportation of WMDs at sea Jeongmin Kim \| Shreyas Reddy April 12, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korea's new ballistic missile submarine at its construction hall at Sinpho \| Image: Rodong Sinmun (Sept. 8, 2023) The U.S., South Korea and Japan held a joint maritime drill this week on countering submarine-launched ballistic missiles and other “underwater threats” from North Korea, the ROK navy announced on Friday, with a U.S. aircraft carrier taking part. The drill on Thursday and Friday in international waters off the southern coast of Jeju Island followed the countries’ first trilateral joint aerial exercises of the year last week, as well as a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday. The U.S., South Korea and Japan held a joint maritime drill this week on countering submarine-launched ballistic missiles and other “underwater threats” from North Korea, the ROK navy announced on Friday, with a U.S. aircraft carrier taking part. The drill on Thursday and Friday in international waters off the southern coast of Jeju Island followed the countries’ first trilateral joint aerial exercises of the year last week, as well as a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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US, ROK and Japan hold joint drill on countering North Korean submarine missiles

American aircraft carrier joins two-day trilateral exercise that also trained to block transportation of WMDs at sea

Jeongmin Kim | Shreyas Reddy April 12, 2024

US, ROK and Japan hold joint drill on countering North Korean submarine missiles

North Korea's new ballistic missile submarine at its construction hall at Sinpho | Image: Rodong Sinmun (Sept. 8, 2023)

The U.S., South Korea and Japan held a joint maritime drill this week on countering submarine-launched ballistic missiles and other “underwater threats” from North Korea, the ROK navy announced on Friday, with a U.S. aircraft carrier taking part.

The drill on Thursday and Friday in international waters off the southern coast of Jeju Island followed the countries’ first trilateral joint aerial exercises of the year last week, as well as a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

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