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North Korea Warns of Nuclear Conflict Amid U.S.-South Korea Drills

3/13/2025

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North Korea has fiercely denounced the ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises, branding them a "war rehearsal" and raising alarms about a possible nuclear conflict after an accidental bombing in South Korea injured 31 people. The North's state media claims these drills provoke its nuclear ambitions, as the Freedom Shield exercise unfolds until March 20, albeit with live-fire drills on hold.

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North Korea has fiercely denounced the ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises, branding them a "war rehearsal" and raising alarms about a possible nuclear conflict after an accidental bombing in South Korea injured 31 people. The North's state media claims these drills provoke its nuclear ambitions, as the Freedom Shield exercise unfolds until March 20, albeit with live-fire drills on hold.