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The latest drills in the waters off the Korean Peninsula come amid fears of a possible military clash following the exchanges of insults and fierce rhetoric between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drills involve fighter jets, helicopters, and 40 naval ships and submarines from the allies, including the American aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, according to South Korea\u2019s Navy. Spokesman Jang Wook told reporters the drills are aimed at practicing how to respond to a potential naval provocation by North Korea and improving the allies\u2019 combined operational capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drills were to include live-fire exercises, but South Korea\u2019s military didn\u2019t release any photos or video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a possible show of force against North Korea, the United States also sent four advanced fighter jets \u2014 two F-22s and two F-35s \u2014 for an air show and exhibition in Seoul that are to begin Tuesday. Last week, the United States flew two B-1B supersonic bombers from its air base in Guam to South Korea to try to demonstrate its power against any North Korean aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1211\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17289249874202.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17289249874202.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17289249874202.jpg.jpg?resize=300,182 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17289249874202.jpg.jpg?resize=768,465 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17289249874202.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,620 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17289249874202.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,930 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aircraft are displayed during the press day of the 2017 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition in Seongnam, South Korea, on Oct. 16, 2017. (Ahn Young-joon\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea didn\u2019t immediately respond to the start of the drills. On Friday, the North\u2019s Foreign Affairs Ministry accused the United States of provoking the country by mobilizing the aircraft carrier and other war assets near the peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSuch military acts compel (North Korea) to take military counteraction,\u201d said Kim Kwang Hak, a researcher at the Institute for American Studies at the ministry. \u201cWe have already warned several times that we will take counteractions for self-defense, including a salvo of missiles into waters near the U.S. territory of Guam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, North Korea issued a similar threat, saying its military had presented Kim Jong Un with plans to launch intermediate-range missiles to create \u201cenveloping fire\u201d near Guam, a key U.S. military hub in the Pacific. The North has yet to carry out its threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lobbing missiles close to Guam would be deeply provocative for the United States, and a miscalculation on either side could lead to a military conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Kim Jong Un\u2019s leadership, North Korea has been accelerating its efforts to bolster its weapons arsenals and acquire the capability to fire nuclear missiles at any target in the U.S. mainland. 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