SEOUL, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- South Korean and U.S. forces will hold another joint drill as a show of force against North Korea, officials said, as North Korea again threatened retaliation.
Anti-submarine warfare exercises in the Yellow Sea off the Korean Peninsula's west coast, to be held Sunday to Thursday, are in response to the March 26 sinking of a South Korean warship by North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported.
The exercises "are designed to send a clear message of deterrence to North Korea, while improving overall allies' anti-submarine warfare capabilities," U.S. Forces Korea said in a statement.
The five-day drills will involve about 20 U.S. and South Korean vessels including two U.S. guided-missile destroyers, USS Curtis Wilbur and USS Fitzgerald, as well as a fast-attack U.S. submarine.
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