South Korea And USA began their joint military exercises on Monday off the coast of North Koreawho had warned that he would regard his maneuvers as a ‘declaration of war’.

Washington and Seoul have its military cooperation intensified despite increasing military and nuclear threats from the north increased your weapon tests the last months.

Both allied countries will focus on the “changing security environment” resulting from North Korean aggressiveness. Leader last week kim jong-un he ordered his forces to intensify their maneuvers in preparation for a “real war”.

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In response to the tactics of Seoul and Washington, North Korea reported two cruise missile launches strategically from a submarine.

A submarine fired weapons into the sea off the eastern North Korean coastal town of Sinpo on Sunday morning, according to the state-run KCNA news agency.

The South Korean military, quoted by the Yonhap agency, in turn confirmed that it had detected a missile launch, without giving further details, the Yonhap news agency said.

KCNA said the launch was successful and the missiles hit their designated targets near the east coast of the Korean peninsula.

Last year, North Korea declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear power and launched a record number of missiles.