The U.S. and South Korea will kick off large-scale summer military exercises next week but will not conduct training based on a hypothetical North Korean nuclear attack, despite Seoul’s past suggestion that they would.

In a joint briefing on Monday, the two sides announced that this year’s Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) drills will run from Aug. 19 to 29 and feature “expanded” combined field training exercises in land, sea and air.

Approximately 19,000 ROK troops will participate, with 48 combined field training exercises planned, according to Col. Lee Sung-jun of Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The drills will “reflect