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In the early morning of August 19, the South Korea-US "Ulchi Freedom Shield" joint exercise was officially launched. North Korea condemned the exercise as a simulation of invasion of North Korea and a "nuclear war rehearsal."

According to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korea-US joint exercise, "Ulchi Freedom Shield", was officially launched at 0:01 on the 19th. The exercise will last for 10 days and will continue until the 29th of this month.

A total of more than 19,000 South Korean military officers and soldiers participated in the exercise.The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the South Korean and U.S. militaries will focus on improving their ability to respond to North Korean weapons and mobilize land, sea, air, cyber and space combat capabilities to carry out multi-domain combat missions to further strengthen the defense capabilities and alert posture of the South Korea-U.S. alliance.

On the 18th, the American Research Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea condemned the "EuljiFreedomshield"The military exercise is a simulation of an invasion of North Korea and a 'nuclear war rehearsal'"The North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that this exercise is "the most aggressive and provocative military exercise in the world" and that North Korea will build a strong national defense capability to protect national sovereignty, security, interests and territorial integrity.

Several South Korean civil groups protest against the joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States

On the morning of the 19th, several South Korean civil groups held a protest rally in front of the Presidential Palace in Yongsan, Seoul, demanding an immediate halt to the joint military exercises launched that day by the South Korean and US militaries.

South Korean citizens who participated in the rally held banners that read "Oppose nuclear war drills" and "Reject military exercises, build communication channels" and shouted slogans such as "Oppose participation in South Korea-US military exercises" and "Stop South Korea-US military exercises."

South Korean civil group protesters:Stop the war from happening again. We are against the war from happening again.

Head of Korean civil society group:This "Ulchi Freedom Shield" exercise will escalate nuclear confrontation and war on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. The ultimate result of nuclear confrontation will lead to the destruction of the entire nation, and we gather here to call for an end to the "Ulchi Freedom Shield" exercise, which promotes nuclear confrontation and war.