The Rhetoric of Reconciliation Falls Flat in North Korea's Reaction to US South Korea Drills The joint military drill between the United States and South Korea has been met with a familiar rebuke from Pyongyang.
North Korea denounces the exercise as "extremely dangerous" and accuses its southern neighbor of turning itself into a training ground for aggressor forces.
This reaction is not unexpected, given the history of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. President Donald Trump's recent overtures to Kim Jong Un have been met with skepticism by North Korea.