Defense
Military says annual defense drill is defensive in nature amid NK criticism
Oct. 29, 2020
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday an annual military exercise under way across the country is defensive in nature after North Korean propaganda outlets denounced it as an intolerable provocation. South Korea kicked off the Hoguk exercise on Oct. 19, involving the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, staging various programs including joint landing drills. On Monday, DPRK Today, one of the North's propaganda websites, bristled at the exercise, saying it represents "yet anot