South Korea-US drills begin despite North Korean threat

[Gerald]

Large-scale military exercises involving American and South Korean troops have begun, prompting North Korea to threaten "all-out war".

The training drills are held every year and commanders insist they are purely defensive.

But talks between North and South Korea aimed at easing tensions between the two countries broke down recently.

Three months ago the North shelled a South Korean island, killing four people.

The exercises on land, sea and in the air involve 200,000 South Korean troops and nearly 13,000 Americans - most of whom are not based in the country.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12593727


Note: 28 February 2011 Last updated at 05:33 GMT

[Gerald]

[the_tyrant]

Originally Posted by Vendor

is it just me or does this look like a video game screenshot?

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

is it just me or does this look like a video game screenshot?

It's from the drill

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Vendor

It's from the drill

Quite sure that is a stock image.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Vendor

The training drills are held every year and commanders insist they are purely defensive.

This is true. There are a number of annual excercise drills in the ROK. There's also a number of base drills that seemed like they were done every month.

You always knew a drill was coming when they launched what seemed like the entire freaking base at 3AM. F16's taking off with AB on rattles windows all over the base. At that point all you could do is either sit there , pull your pillow over your head in dread of the fire alarm bell that was coming (some asshat would always yank the fire alarm to wake up the barracks), or just get your ass up and get your **** on, and wait for the alarm. Either way, you were signing in to mobility at O Dark 30, for a fun filled day of sucking rubber.

So yeah.. they do this ALL THE TIME. The DPRK is just being a whiny bitch.

[Reece]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

The DPRK is just being a whiny bitch.

Sorry Ducimus, I couldn't resist!


You will stop these drills or I'll start throwing stones!

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Quite sure that is a stock image.

If you say it, but the photo was taken in connection with the exercise, but I am not against your information in any way,

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Vendor

........... prompting North Korea to threaten "all-out war".

Don't they do that every week?

Originally Posted by TorpX

Don't they do that every week?

Its strategy, if you threaten war so much but don't actually do it eventually people will just ignore you and roll their eyes instead of actually preparing for such a war. Then BOOM, a war that nobody expected because they figured NK was just crying wolf, and thus all of the world is conquered by North Korea.

[HunterICX]

Nothing to worry about, just some barking from the North.

HunterICX

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

Nothing to worry about, just some barking from the North.

HunterICX

Barking like a 1 and a half pound rabid Chiwawa.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Rilder

Its strategy, if you threaten war so much but don't actually do it eventually people will just ignore you and roll their eyes instead of actually preparing for such a war. Then BOOM, a war that nobody expected because they figured NK was just crying wolf, and thus all of the world is conquered by North Korea.

[Ducimus]

Homefront screenshot?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Homefront screenshot?