S. Korea, US launch war games despite N. Korea threat
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Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops launched a fresh round of military drills Monday despite North Korea's warning that it would retaliate with a "merciless counterblow" for the exercises Pyongyang considers rehearsal for invasion.
The 11-day drills, dubbed Ulchi Freedom Guardian, are annual computer-simulated war games that involve about 56,000 South Korean soldiers and 30,000 US troops in South Korea and abroad, South Korea's Defense Ministry and the US command in Seoul said Monday. (AP)
