U.S. And South Korea Have Announced The Dates For Their Annual Military Exercise

U.S. And South Korea To Hold Military Drills Despite Protest From Pyongyang -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The United States and South Korea will hold their annual joint military drills from February 24 to April 18, the combined forces command that oversees the allies said on Monday, and Pyongyang had been notified of the plan.

The announcement comes after a nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 bomber sortie last week prompted angry reactions from North Korea, which threatened to reconsider plans for reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War.

"The United Nations Command has informed the Korean People's Army in North Korea through their Panmunjom mission about both Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercise dates and the non-provocative nature of this training," the command said in a statement.

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Update #1: Dates announced for spring US-South Korea exercises -- Stars and Stripes
Update #2: S. Korea to conduct military drills with U.S. from Feb. 24 to April 18 -- Xinhuanet

My Comment: North Korea is already showing their "displeasure".

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Monday, February 10, 2014