“As seen in Ukraine and the conflicts within the Center East, struggle can get away at any time,” he advised a Cupboard assembly.
“The character of struggle has additionally modified from the previous, being carried out in a hybrid kind that mixes common, irregular and cyber warfare, and even public opinion and psychological warfare utilizing pretend information.”
About 19,000 South Korean troops will participate, just like final yr, with 48 rounds of mixed area coaching, together with area manoeuvre, dwell hearth and amphibious workouts to be held, Yoon mentioned.
Pyongyang has lengthy denounced the allies for stoking tensions with army drills, calling them rehearsals for a nuclear struggle.
Seoul and Washington say the workouts are defensive and a response to the North’s threats.