US-South Korean war games provide trigger that could further inflame Pyongyang
South Korea's Ulchi-Freedom Guardian joint military exercises with tens of thousands of U.S. and Korean forces are set for Aug. 21.
The drills risk inflaming tensions as Pyongyang views them as a provocation.
A week after last year's exercises ended, North Korean set off its fifth nuclear test.
Pyongyang is warning it will test-fire missiles toward Guam.
U.S. defense experts see little or no chance the upcoming joint military drills will be canceled, and some believe it could even be beefed up.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/10/us-south-korean-war-game-exercises-could-heat-up-tensions-on-peninsula.html
I feel like this should be bumped... unless this has previously been discussed and archived.
I understand this is an annual event, but it's coming at an opportune time considering NK is going to launch something soon..