The South Korean Armed Forces will conduct computer-simulated military maneuvers next week in order to respond to possible threats from North Korea such as its nuclear or missile programs.
Specifically, the South Korean Army will conduct the annual Taegeuk maneuver between November 7 and 10, which will prepare soldiers to respond to real missions, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.
«We will master the ability to conduct practical missions in preparation (…) Taegeuk proceeds as a ‘war game,’ like a computer simulation, without moving troops or equipment,» the JCS said in the missive.
This announcement comes at a time when tensions between Pyogyang and Seoul are running high following North Korea’s launch of dozens of missiles in the past month.
Among all the missiles fired, one of the most notable was launched last Wednesday, which flew over the maritime demarcation line between the two Koreas for the first time since the war between the two countries, setting off anti-aircraft sirens on one of the South Korean islands.
The offensive by Pyongyang further escalates tensions in the region, after North Korea has in recent weeks launched dozens of ballistic missiles in tests banned by UN Security Council resolutions, in response to the US-Korean military maneuvers that it considers an invasion rehearsal.
Washington, as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), have shared their evidence that North Korea is «likely» to conduct a nuclear missile test, its first since 2017.
