the army of South Korea reported on Friday that on October 7 and 8, it will carry out joint maritime exercises with the United States in which a US aircraft carrier will participate in waters off its eastern coast.

“We will continue to strengthen our operational capabilities and readiness to respond to any North Korean provocation through joint exercises with… the United States Reagan Carrier Strike Group.“, has declared the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea.

This occurs after several days of firing missiles at Japan by the North Koreans.

Earlier in the week, Japan urged residents to take shelter after reports that North Korea had fired a ballistic missile over the north of the country.

It was the North’s first missile launch on Japan since 2017.

The United States, Japan and South Korea have already held their own military drills. as a reply.

This escalation of Pyongyang’s missile tests has prompted an immediate reaction from Tokyo and has put markets on risk aversion alert.