U. S. , South Korea and Japan to Hold Drill as North Korea Ramps Up Pressure on U. S. The latest tensions between the United States, South Korea, and Japan, and North Korea have reached a critical point.
The three countries have announced plans for a joint military drill in response to Pyongyang's threat to retaliate against what it perceives as growing US hostility.
On its surface, this development appears to be just another chapter in the long standing saga of East Asian geopolitics.