תרגיל אווירי משותף של ארה"ב, יפן ודרום קוריאה — מסר לצפון קוריאה ולסין

Top military leaders from the U.S., Japan, and South Korea met in Seoul to modernize military cooperation. At the same time, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flew over the Korean peninsula in a show of force. Here are the details. U.S. Joint Chief Chairman General Dan Cain met with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts on Friday in Seoul, calling for stronger security ties among the three allies. The DPRK and China are undergoing an unprecedented military buildup with a clear and unambiguous intent to move forward with their own agendas. We need to be mindful of that. Cain said rebuilding a credible deterrence posture is now a top priority. The key areas of trilateral cooperation include building trust and data sharing. The meeting also marked a milestone. Japan's top military officer, Yoshihide Yoshida, made his first visit to South Korea in 15 years. My first objective is to advance a concrete institutionalization of our trilateral defense cooperation and not to be swayed by changing political dynamics in each country. South Korea's top military officer added that the three-way security cooperation is Alongside the talks, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea held a joint air drill near South Korea's largest island. The exercises featured a U.S. B-52 bomber, capable of carrying nuclear weapons. It's the bomber's first deployment to the Korean peninsula for a drill this year. Fighter jets from South Korea and Japan also took part. Elsewhere in Malaysia, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Japan's foreign minister and South Korea's deputy foreign minister on the sidelines for ASEAN meetings. The three stressed that trilateral cooperation is vital for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. They also reaffirmed their commitment to continue meetings at all levels.