Indo-PacificU.S. weighs more military exercises with Japan and South Korea
New North Korean nuclear test would not be a surprise: Air Force commander
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan joins Japanese and South Korean ships for a joint exercise in the Sea of Japan on Sept. 30. (Japan's Ministry of Defense via Kyodo)
RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer
October 2, 2022 00:10 JST
HONOLULU, U.S. -- The U.S. may conduct more military drills with allies Japan and South Korea in response to a recent spate of North Korean ballistic missile launches, an Air Force commander told reporters traveling with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Hawaii.