Seoul announces new military exercises with U.S.

South Korea announced on Sunday that held joint military exercises in April in its territory Navy United States, for their ability to potential provocations of the North Korean regime. Seoul's announcement comes after Saturday declared that North Korea had entered "state of war "with the South into an intense escalation of threats from the communist country. The South Korean military said the exercises will include exercises and joint operations to test their units. Also revealed that the U.S. Marines who are in the country for these exercises will be invited to take part in "technical discussions for the preparation of possible provocations by North Korea. " In response to escalating threats carried out in recent weeks by the regime in Pyongyang, the South Korean military said it intends to maintain a " high state of readiness to potential provocations , "the local agency Yonhap. Over the next month, the military border islands based on the Yellow Sea also carried outair and naval exercises in different places. U.S. keeps 28,500 troops in south Korea as a legacy of the Korean War ( 1950-1953 ) and with the commitment to defend its ally in case of a confrontation with the communist regime.