US-South Korea joint military exercises to be held from March 4th due to North Korean missile launch concerns. The exercise will include 48 field maneuver exercises, including bombing and live-fire, and is said to be aimed at responding to North Korea's nuclear threat.
North Korea, which has opposed military exercises, has repeatedly launched ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missile class Hwasong-17) and short-range ballistic missiles during the exercise period in March last year, and this time it also launched a nuclear warhead.