South Korean and US troops will begin major exercises next week

South Korean and US troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said (Ahn Young-joon/ AP)

South Korean and US troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said.

It is a move that will likely enrage North Korea because it views its rivals’ joint training as an invasion rehearsal.