Yonhap News Agency:
SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) — North Korean propaganda outlets lashed out at the United States over recent exercises involving a THAAD missile defense battery stationed in South Korea, calling them provocations and a menace.
Last month, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) conducted the weeklong exercises with a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, allowing the soldiers “to showcase crew proficiency and readiness,” according to a post it made on Facebook.
Seoul and Washington installed the THAAD system here last year to counter North Korea’s missile threats.
In an article, Uriminzokkiri, a North Korean propaganda website, said the drills were “military provocations that dampen hard-earned peaceful atmospheres on the peninsula” and “an overt intimidation against North Korea.”
