South Korean protesters hold placards during a protest against a joint military exercise by South Korea, the US and Japan called Freedom Edge in front of the Defence Ministry in Seoul on September 15, 2025. - AFP
SEOUL: The United States, South Korea and Japan opened an air and naval exercise off a South Korean island Monday (Sept 15) in their latest joint drill condemned by North Korea as a “reckless show of strength.”
The exercise called Freedom Edge is aimed at strengthening the countries’ combined operational capabilities in the sea, air and cyberspace and is necessary to counter North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said.
