The allies wrapped up their annual joint military exercises today.
The eleven-day...
Ulchi Freedom Guardian, or UFG,...began last Monday.
In the past, North Korea made threats against Seoul and Washington during their combined
exercises and this year was no exception.
On Tuesday, Pyongyang fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile, claming it was a 'show-of-force'
against the drills.
This year's UFG involved some 50-thousand South Korean and 17-and-a-half thousand U.S.
troops..., along with some 3-thousand UN Command forces from seven nations.
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Fourth of July 2017: My Neighbor called the COPS on us! - Duration: 4:21.
you guys look at my neighbor look at her look at her she's mad the fourth of July
weekend we're about to barbecue were about to have fun
what do we got chef moods the fish fish we don't know we got fish but we don't
know what the name of the fish is bananas I mean come on Rocky
give this to the eggplant Benton Jen Pirtle HollyRod come ooon it
fuck off Oh chicken right can't forget the salad me just taking a point over
the moon in my mom enough guys we are out here we're about to do some
fireworks so for those who celebrate happy fourth of July I hope you guys had
a beautiful day it's been a long day for me just spending time off work with the
family having a good time you guys enjoyed this give it a thumbs up if
you're new subscribe because we're told Lord we are cool and all that good stuff
see ya
you guys look at my neighbor look at her look at her she's mad as f call the cops
on us you guys I got an idea we should start screaming when the
fireworks go up just father just be rowdy you guys watching my vlog you guys
know that I have a neighbor my name is very I don't know what's wrong with it
she just doesn't like when we're having fun
so we're blowing fireworks up nothing illegal everything's legal here she's
still having a hissy fit cuz her cards are getting dirty but
I was young I was playing with a sparkler on the 4th of July and I burnt
my leg I still had that scar but I used to be afraid for these for the longest
time but this is Miami doctoring my fears every year this is read my cousin
she's camera shot she won't say anything but she's she's here watch it fire fire
fire
like and subscribe I'm so afraid of these you want to let go let go we're on
grass
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US clears first 'living drug' for tough childhood leukemia - Duration: 2:22.
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Korea-U.S. defense chiefs discuss possible deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea - Duration: 1:31.
Staying with that meeting.
The duo discussed a range of ways to better counter North Korea's threats.
Not excluded on that list of options, redploying tactical nuclear weapons in the peninsula.
Kim Hyun-bin tells us more.
Topping the agenda in talks between the two defense chiefs in Washington on Wednesday
was how to strengthen their joint defense posture.
South Korean defense minister Song Yong-moo and U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis
discussed the possible redeployment of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea -- weapons
which were withdrawn in the early 1990's.
Also considered was South Korea building nuclear-powered submarines to handle threats from North Korea's
submarines and missiles.
Currently, the South Korean navy operates two types of submarines -- 214 level and 209
level -- which need to resurface every two weeks and two days, respectively, to replenish
their oxygen,... a process known as submarine snorkel.
However nuclear powered subs can stay operational indefinitely without coming up, meaning they
could infiltrate deep into enemy territory and inspect key enemy facilities on the coast.
Another issue discussed by the defense chiefs was increasing the strength of the missiles
in South Korea's arsenal.
The Moon Jae-in administration wants to double the maximum weight of South Korea's ballistic
missile payloads to one ton.
Song said after the meeting that he and Mattis agreed on that issue.
They also agreed to speed up efforts to transfer wartime operational control from Washington
to Seoul.
They plan to follow up on all those issues during the Security Consultative meeting scheduled
for mid-October in Seoul.
Kim Hyun-bin, Arirang News.
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US BREAKING NEWS TODAY: Tomi Lahren Gets A Huge Role On Fox News, Here Are All The Details - Duration: 2:09.
For more infomation >> US BREAKING NEWS TODAY: Tomi Lahren Gets A Huge Role On Fox News, Here Are All The Details - Duration: 2:09. -------------------------------------------
[D.COVER]NOTHNG LIKE US HBD JUNGKOOK _BY_GoldenApple - Duration: 2:01.
Im doing this as a simple gift with my feelings and my heart
Words won't even dare to discribe and tell how much im happy to see him growing up this fast
its just that he changed my whole life
and im so thankful to him for doing this
even if we never met or that he doesn't know about my existance ..
he'll never know abt this cover but i wish him a happy 20 (21)birthday 💜
May all his wishes and dreams come true ..
everyone knows that love isn't something anyone can feel or understand
but i guess this magical spell is real ..
im feeling it in my bones and veins ..
There's no limit in the sky that i won't fly for y'a
Iove you jeon jungkook and happy birthday again
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JS #475 - 【NASA US Space & Rocket Center】Special Exhibit + IMAX Theater 美國太空與火箭研究中心 - Duration: 14:53.
we have arrived at the space center 要抵達了太空中心囉
now we're heading into the entrance 要進去囉
they have I-MAX movie 這裡有I-MAX電影可以看
we'll watch today 我們今天會看
there's couple choices don't know which one we'll watch 有許多不同的電影可以選...還不知道我們會看哪一片
here is the grave yard of the 1st monkey into space 這是埋葬第一隻去外太空的猴子的墳墓
Ms. Baker 貝卡小姐
here is some real banana 這邊有些真的香蕉
people actually put banana here for her ... it's pretty cool 有些遊客會拿香蕉來祭拜他~挺酷的
she died during surgery after returning to Earth 他其實是回來地球後在手術室中過世的
anesthesiologist screw up and then she died 麻醉中出了問題...所以就死掉了
but the other monkey lived for another 20+ years 但是另一隻太空猴子在這裡活了20多年
got it?? 拿到了嗎??
each one of them has a different design 每一個太空中心的章都有不一樣的設計欸
so... museum is under construction 博物館在整修中
so we can see the exhibit on the side only 所以我們只能看旁邊的展覽
so all the jewelries are Cathy Chen's work 這邊目前展覽的珠寶作品都是這位凱西 陳的創作
going to experience some G-force now~ 現在要去體驗G-力
Steena's first time~ 是Steena的第一次
heading into the space shuttle~ or whatever this is... 要進去太空梭之類的東西裡面
sit anywhere? 坐哪裡都可以嗎?
how many times do you have to spin a day? 你每天要轉多少次啊?
oh~ you switch 喔~你們會交換
we're out~ 我們出來了
how do you like the G-Force Accelerator? 你喜歡這個G-力體驗機嗎?
(i'm still very dizzy) it spin at 45 m/hr (我還有點暈暈的) 他最快會轉到45英里
and it feels like you're stuck on the wall 你會感覺你整個人都黏到牆壁上了
yeah.. and then it lift you up 對阿~ 然後還會飄起來
one point... it's really hard to breath 一度還有點難呼吸
like your whole chest is pressed on it 好像整個胸口上面壓了什麼東西
yeah.. it's hard to breath 對阿~有點難呼吸
not like horrible~ 不過不會太糟拉
just keep your head straight... 但是頭不要偏一邊
if you turn a little bit will make you very dizzy 不然會感覺很暈喔
so keep it straight 所以要往前看
is that why i'm dizzy? 那就是我現在很暈的原因嗎?
did you move your head? (i don't know...) 你有動你的頭嗎? (我不知道)
keep your brain squish on one side 你的頭腦會被擠壓到一邊去
so that's the G-Force ... it's all free 所以這就是G-力拉~~是免費的喔
all the entertainments is included in the ticket 這邊所有的遊樂設施都有包括在票裡面
they have 2 rides outside 他們有兩個遊樂設施在外面
and a few inside 還有幾個在裡面
there is a free fall thing over here 那邊有一個自由落體的東西
but Steena is too scared to try it... (no.. jason is) 但是Steena不敢去~ (才沒哩~jason才怕)
now we're going to head back 我們現在要回去了
and get ready for the I-MAX movie 我們要準備去看I-MAX的電影囉
lots of space shuttle around 很多太空梭在這邊
yup.. not doing that 沒錯...才不要搭那個哩
entering the space theater 要進去太空電影院囉
we're the first 我們是第一個到的
hello~ we're inside the space I-MAX theater 哈囉~~我們在太空戲院裏面
we're the only two in the I-MAX theater 裡面只有我們兩個人
we're going to watch a movie here 我們要在這裡看電影
i'll see you guys outside of the theater~ 等一下戲院外見囉
what do you think about the movie (so good!!) 你覺得電影怎麼樣? (超好看的~)
"DREAM BIG" it's about engineering "大夢想" 是紀錄工程師的故事
it's 45 minutes...very emotional ... very touching 大概是45分鐘....很感人.... 非常的感動
talking about building bridges and skyscraper 看了怎麼造橋蓋大樓
building transportation 還有交通工具
I really enjoy that movie 真的很喜歡這片電影
highly recommend watching that 相當推薦來看喔
not really space related 雖然跟太空沒有很相關
but it's still very good 可是還是很好看
now.. we're at hyper ship 我們現在在....高速船這邊
it's another free ride 是另一個免費的遊樂設施
and then you go in...i don't know what's in there 等下就可以進去...但是不知道裡面有甚麼
it's like HD movie and shaking 應該是會動的電影吧
we'll see what it is.. (it's pretty long) 等下就知道了 (挺長的)
the line is pretty long too 排隊也排的很長
usually in other space center you have to pay for it 通常這種東西在其他太空中心都要另外付錢
usually have to pay $7 dollars 通常要另外七塊美金
here is all included in the ticket 這邊的話是包括在票裡面的
we're going to try it out for the first time 所以我們要第一次去搭這個
board the space ship~ 要進去太空艙囉
what do you think? (it was cute) 你覺得怎樣?? (很可愛)
it was so funny.... so kiddy 超好笑的~~很孩子氣
has nothing about space 跟太空一點關係也沒有
it's airplane... it's cute~ 是有關開飛機的~很可愛啦
we're going to eat~ it's that way 我們要去吃東西的話...是這邊
we're going to check out this then we'll go eat 我們先來看這個再去吃東西
what is this? space scale 這是甚麼?? 太空體重機
Earth weight.. 150 lb and Mars weight is 58lb 地球上市 150磅...火星上是 58磅
and Moon weight is 25 lb 然後月亮上是25磅
super light 好輕喔
carried the first animal into space 這是戴第一隻動物上太空的火箭
alright~ let's go eat! 好~去吃飯吧
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis says 'diplomatic solutions never run out' with N. Korea - Duration: 1:53.
At the Pentagon, Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States met just around 48 hours
following North Korea's latest missile launch.
Contrary to President Trump's recent comments, Defense Secretary James Mattis emphasized
there's still time to find a peaceful way to resolve the issues.
Lee Jeong-yeon starts us off.
Arranged weeks ago, but the timing couldn't have been better.
South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo and his U.S. counterpart James Mattis sat
down for talks on Wednesday in Washington.
Their first face-to-face at the Pentagon came just two days after North Korea's latest missile
test over Japan.
When asked prior to the meeting about whether all diplomatic solutions had been exhausted
on North Korea,... Mattis answered with a resounding "No."
(English) "We're never out of diplomatic solutions.
We continue to work together and the minister and I share a responsibility to provide for
the protection of our nations, our populations and our interests."
Contradicting an earlier declaration made by President Trump that "talking is not the
answer" when dealing with North Korea, Mattis emphasized the benefits of economic and diplomatic
pressure over military pressure.
The two defense chiefs also condemned the regime's repeated missile threats and reaffirmed
the strength of their military alliance.
(Korean) "I have no doubt in my mind that these issues
will be resolved through the strength of the ROK-U.S. alliance, as we have done in the
past."
Later in the day, Song met with White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, who
said the U.S. will defend South Korea with every means possible against threats from
North Korea, and that the two countries will work closely together as allies to deal with
all issues related to the regime.
He will also be discussing North Korea issues with Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US
Pacific Command.
Lee Jeong-yeon, Arirang News.
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U.S. Postal Service hiring for the holidays in metro Detroti - Duration: 1:00.
For more infomation >> U.S. Postal Service hiring for the holidays in metro Detroti - Duration: 1:00. -------------------------------------------
US BREAKING NEWS TODAY: Sarsour Takes Donations For Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund? - Duration: 2:12.
For more infomation >> US BREAKING NEWS TODAY: Sarsour Takes Donations For Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund? - Duration: 2:12. -------------------------------------------
US and South Korea fly Bombers over the Korean Peninsula - Duration: 1:15.
South Korean and Japanese Jets joined exercises with two US nuclear-capable
bombers above and near the Korean Peninsula,
two days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan. Two US B-1B supersonic
bombers and four US F-35 stealth fighter jets, joined four South Korean jets and two
Japanese warplanes for the exercises
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Maria Sharapova vs Timea Babos US Open 2017 - Duration: 2:08:05.
For more infomation >> Maria Sharapova vs Timea Babos US Open 2017 - Duration: 2:08:05. -------------------------------------------
SHANIA US OPEN - Duration: 2:51.
HEY TRIPPSTERS Shania Twain she did the opening at the US Open okay if you
missed it it was televised but if you missed it my buddy Casa Wayne has it up
over on his YouTube channel I'll link directly to it in the description below
I have to say I love the performance I'm gonna be brutally honest here okay
I love Shania Twain I'm kind of obsessed with her in a good way okay but I
thought she started out a little bit shaky with her horse but that's kind to
be expected but the the longer she went the better she got and her voice just
got stronger and stronger she did old songs
she gave new songs oh my god the woman was absolutely amazing she looked great
she sounded great so you know if your Shania fan you're probably gonna want to
check this out remember it's on concept let me try that again it's on cuss at
Wayne's channel over on YouTube also on YouTube and the link is in the
description below that will lead you directly to the video okay okay now I
have to say I was a little shocked by something and maybe I was seeing
something wrong maybe I just looked at it the wrong way but you guys let me
know your thoughts on this the dress that she was wearing the splits that
went up the front that was absolutely beautiful it was a beautiful outfit
here's the thing though I am shocked because I am almost sure that there were
several times that I saw shine eyes underwear
okay now Shanna is not one that actually does things like that she is absolutely
drop-dead gorgeous and just oozes sexy okay so she don't need that she don't
need to put things out there like that so I'm not sure that what I saw is what
I thought it was but you guys let me know did you see it too or am I seeing
it the wrong way did I just kind of imagine it and it's
actually something else but yeah there were several shots where she kind of
leaned down hunkered down kind of thing and I saw something I didn't think I was
supposed to see but you guys let me know what you think but for me I loved
absolutely loved the performance every song just the whole thing I just I loved
it and it is so great to have Shania back performing live oh my god I am
loving every second of this okay but remember guys it's on cassettes Wayne's
channel and the link is in the description below and that is going to
do it for now this is ICEPETS Queen and I am tripping out
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Forest Conversations Ch 1 - This is Us - Duration: 7:41.
(light guitar music)
(light upbeat music)
- [Melody] What happens when your life
falls completely apart, but you can't fall apart
because you're the one left holding everything together?
- [Marq] What if you worked hard building
a fairy tale life with blood, sweat, and tears,
and overnight it was gone,
and a life you didn't recognize took its place.
- [Melody] Maybe there's something in our story
that will help you through your story.
We are telling it for the first time,
not only to you, but to each other.
- [Marq] Fourteen years into our marriage,
I had an accident and sustained a traumatic brain injury.
I turned into a completely different person.
It took years of recovery, and over those years
we lost everything we'd built,
but we found things we never could have found otherwise.
- [Melody] This is a rough story.
It's the story of a family.
It's the story of a marriage.
It's the story of two people who had to figure out
how to make it on their own so they could find
the strength to bring it all back together.
- [Marq] We went to the forest to make these videos
because it was time to talk to each other
about what had happened and about what it did to us,
because once the hell was over-
- [Melody] We just moved on and we never talked about it,
believe it or not.
It was just too painful.
So we set up our camera phones in the forest,
and just talked, and we talked,
and we talked, and we talked.
- [Marq] We're bringing them to you
because we made it through that hell,
and we want you to know that you can too.
- [Melody] We hope you tune in, because sometimes,
when you're at the end of your rope,
someone might just throw you one,
and we want to throw you a rope.
- [Marq] We are Marq and Melody Ross,
and this is The Forest Conversations.
(light upbeat music)
- So I just want you to talk a little bit
about where you came from and your,
like if you and me were just meeting.
- You want me to tell you, or do you want me to tell them?
- You can tell them.
- My background is the grandfather and grandmother I knew
on my dad's side came from families of hard-working farmers.
My grandad had some different businesses
as well as ranching and farming.
But I grew up right next door
to my grandfather and grandmother.
I loved the farming life, so that's kind of
what I did growing up, along with, well,
like all kids do, a lot of playing.
But hard work was definitely ingrained in us.
I loved being around equipment, running equipment,
being out in the dirt and those types of things.
Some background with cattle and ranching some from them.
So I would consider myself kind of very salt of the earth,
do whatever it takes, use what you have around you
and what's available, and find joy in that.
- What were you like as a little kid?
- [Marq] How little?
- [Melody] Like five.
- I played with a lot of girls and Barbie Dolls
when I was five.
There were really no boys where we lived.
So yeah, I did that.
But I think that helped me have a feeling side
for women and girls, and trying to understand them
a little better, even though it was
my sisters and their friends.
But then I had a sandbox and played trucks.
Dad had set me up a basketball hoop,
and so I'd go out and play basketball
out in the back on the dirt.
There was no concrete, no blacktop, none of that.
I loved playing.
Learned to ride a bike.
Tried to be Evel Knievel.
I would set up the Tonka trucks from-
- Who's Evel Knievel?
- The first and most well known motorcycle stunt man.
Let's call him that.
- A daredevil?
- Very much a daredevil.
- I think you did become Evel Knievel.
- Whatever.
- You go by Pompy now as your grandpa name.
- Yes.
- And that is after your Pompy, right?
- That's right.
My grandad, my dad's dad, his first grandchild
was my older sister.
She couldn't say Grandpa.
It came out Pompy.
So he forever was known as Pompy.
He passed away just before we had our first grandchild,
and I wanted to keep that as a tradition, and as a memory,
and as an honor to him to still have a Pompy.
So that's me to our grandkids.
I am Pompy.
- I came from a big family, nine kids.
I was the sixth.
My parents are both musicians.
My dad was an electrician by trade,
but he was also an amazing singer and a guitar player.
I think he played some other instruments.
What's funny is there's nine kids, and I got named Melody,
because everybody's really into music,
but I chose a different path because I was rebellious.
I was just kind of the wild kid in the family.
I always just was a free spirit.
Just growing up, I just always figured out a way
to do everything I wanted to do.
Even though we didn't have very much money
and there were so many kids,
I just figured out from a young age,
you can find things, even just junk on the street,
you can make stuff out of things.
You can rig things up, kind of like we just did with this.
If you guys could see our tripod,
we just stacked up a bunch of rocks
because we decided to do this while we were up here
and we don't have the right equipment.
But always just figured out a way
to make what I wanted to make and to do what I wanted to do,
and that has really served me well.
My grandparents also were farmers.
I think that's one of the things that kind of
sort of drew us to each other, I think,
is we both grew up in Idaho,
and hard-working people who loved the land,
and loved the outdoors, and loved to work.
- She says that, but it was my hotness that got her.
- Yeah, it was your hotness.
- It was the hair back when I had it.
- Yeah, the mullet.
- I didn't have a mullet, not when you met me.
I did have a mullet before that.
- [Melody] Yeah, so we should talk about that.
How did we meet?
(light guitar music)
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[Breaking News] Kent Heckenlively, US 'anti-vaxxer', denied Australian visa - BBC NEWS - Duration: 1:46.
Kent Heckenlively, US 'anti-vaxxer', denied Australian visa.
A US author who bills himself as the "world's #1 anti-vaxxer" has been denied a visa to
enter Australia for a speaking tour.
Kent Heckenlively had planned to visit Australia in December to call for a five-year ban on
vaccinations.
Medical experts, including the World Health Organization, have repeatedly said that vaccinations
are safe and vital to halting infectious diseases.
Australia gave bans to two other anti-vaccination advocates last month.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton confirmed that Mr Heckenlively would not be allowed
to enter Australia, describing anti-vaccination advocates as "dangerous people".
"It is clear to me that it is not in our national interest that he should come here," Mr Dutton
told local radio station 2GB.
Last month, British anti-vaccination campaigner Polly Tommey and Suzanne Humphreys from the
US were banned from entering Australia for three years.
They had claimed a link between a vaccine and autism, an idea which has been overwhelmingly
discredited by science.
Vaccines can cause adverse reactions in a small number of people, like many medicines,
but the accepted science is that the benefits far outweigh the risks.
Widespread vaccination also reduces the risk of infection to those who, for medical reasons,
may not be able to receive the vaccine themselves.
Earlier this year, Australia it would consider a childcare ban - dubbed a "no jab, no play"
law - on children who had not been vaccinated.
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[Breaking News] US-led strikes in Syria block IS militants evacuated from Lebanon - BBC UPDATE - Duration: 2:47.
US-led strikes in Syria block IS militants evacuated from Lebanon.
US-led coalition aircraft have carried out strikes to halt a convoy evacuating Islamic
State militants from the Lebanon-Syria border area towards Iraq.
The attacks "cratered" a road and destroyed a small bridge in eastern Syria, spokesman
Col Ryan Dillon said.
Earlier, the US envoy to the coalition condemned the evacuation, which was negotiated by the
Lebanese army, the Syrian army and its ally Hezbollah.
Brett McGurk insisted that "terrorists should be killed on the battlefield".
He also said the coalition would help ensure they "can never enter Iraq".
Lebanese, Syrian and Hezbollah forces agreed ceasefires with IS militants near the town
of Ras Baalbek last week, only days after launching simultaneous offensives on the jihadists'
final foothold in the border area.
In exchange for turning over the bodies of several Lebanese soldiers captured in 2014,
the militants and their families were allowed to leave for Albu Kamal, a town in the Syrian
province of Deir al-Zour that is 6km (4 miles) from the Iraqi border.
After announcing the air strikes aimed at blocking the convoy on Wednesday, Col Dillon
stressed that the coalition was "not bound by these agreements".
"They're clearly fighters and they're moving to another location to fight yet again," he
told Reuters news agency.
"In accordance with the law of armed conflict... we will strike them if we are able to do so."
Earlier, Lebanon's President Michel Aoun hailed a "victory over terrorism".
His army chief, Gen Joseph Aoun, meanwhile defended the evacuation deal, saying he had
wanted to find the missing soldiers and not risk any more lives.
"I had two choices - either I continue the battle and not know the soldiers' fate, or
I submit to the situation and find out.
Their souls are my responsibility," he said.
The two men spoke shortly after Mr McGurk denounced the evacuation.
"Irreconcilable ISIS terrorists should be killed on the battlefield, not bussed across
Syria to the Iraqi border without Iraq's consent," he wrote on Twitter.
"Our coalition will help ensure that these terrorists can never enter Iraq or escape
from what remains of their dwindling 'caliphate'."
Iraq's Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, also criticised the deal, calling it "unacceptable"
and an "insult to the Iraqi people".
"We fight the terrorists in Iraq.
We do not send them to Syria," he said in a speech.
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Captain Murzban Morris: U.S. Response to the Threat from North Korea - Duration: 13:52.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I'm captain Murzban Morris and I'm
currently serving on the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Strategy
and Policy Directorate. I'm here today to discuss the U.S. perspective on several
military efforts designed to counter the growing threat presented by North Korea.
U.S. military activities on the Korean Peninsula are generally
twofold in design: First as a standing posture to ensure the defense of and
solidarity with our treaty allies and second as a commensurate response to the
provocative acts of North Korea. In either vein, the nature of the actions
activities or exercises are defensive, and not designed to be provocative or
escalatory. Additionally they are not unilateral in nature. Bilateral
trilateral and multilateral efforts activities and exercises demonstrate the
international concern with the threat from North Korea. And this threat is
growing and intensifying in nature. Not responding to North Korea's provocative
actions implies that we have accepted and are resigned to a nuclear and
ballistic missile program that threatens peace and security worldwide. U.S. policy
is clear. The US has no interest in regime change or accelerated
reunification of Korea. We do not seek an excuse to garrison US troops north of
the Demilitarized Zone. We have no desire to inflict harm on the long-suffering
North Korean people who are distinct from the hostile regime in Pyongyang.
Our long-standing series of exercises as well as responsive actions to North
Korean provocations are in line with this mindset. Likewise the
intensification of North Korean nuclear and missile tests including recent ICBM
launches, demonstrates the need for us to continue
offensive military activities in the region. Our posture and activities in the
region and worldwide is guided by our national security strategies and
directives of which the third offset strategy is a part. An offset strategy is
part of a long-term competitive strategy of peacetime competition between rival
defense establishments that aims to generate and sustain strategic advantage.
The third offset aims to develop technologies that can address multiple
threats in order to preserve peace and security around the globe. It includes
operational and organizational efforts based on policy training and exercises
that allow U.S. and Allied forces to achieve an advantage and thus bolster
conventional deterrence. Our efforts in response to the growing North Korean
threat are associated with this strategy. Military exercises with our allies and
partners play an essential part in our efforts to display a defensive
capability ready to respond to North Korean aggression. These exercises are
transparent and fundamentally defensive in nature.
The primary aims of these exercises are at maintaining operational readiness,
defending our allies, enhancing deterrence, strengthening our regional
security cooperation, and maintaining peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
For over four decades we have conducted bilateral military defense exercises
with the Republic of Korea under this mindset. North Korea's introduction of
nuclear weapons to the peninsula as a tool of coercion, or for use in the event
of a conflict, has raised the possibility of rapid escalation and made the need to
conduct and enhance these long-standing exercises that much more urgent.
Excersize efforts expand beyond the U.S. - ROK Alliance and our multinational in nature.
A strong defense relationship amongst the United States and the Republic of
Korea, the United Nations command, combined forces command and other
regional security cooperation efforts such as our trilateral defense
initiatives with Japan, serve as the anchor of stability in the region.
In accordance with long-standing procedures and practice the United Nations command
regularly informs the Korean People's Army in North Korea through their
Panmunjom mission, of the occurrence purpose and focus of major exercises.
North Korea, however, rejects the practice of notification to include notifying the
Neutral Nations supervisory commission.
Such rejection prevents the capability to provide transparency and
predictability in turn aiding in the management of crises that arise from
miscalculation or miscommunication on the peninsula. A prime example of how
exercises are approached by the United Nations command can be seen in the
recent Key Resolve Foal Eagle 2017 exercises, and the ongoing okie freedom
Guardian exercise Key Resolve and Foal Eagle are two examples of long-standing
military exercises in the region that have been and continue to be overseen by
the Neutral Nations supervisory commission. This Commission has been
overseeing exercises since the 1953 armistice agreement. These exercises are
based on realistic scenarios with distinctions between each scenario that
assume various threats. These exercises occur annually and each is the
culmination of many months of planning. While not directly connected combined
forces command executes them at the same time each year for various reasons.
Exercises such as these are aligned with US policy and not designed to be a
precursor to offensive action. They are defensive in nature and part of
the overall strategy to present an internationally unified capability to
respond to North Korean aggression. In addition to exercising and developing
multilateral capabilities it is imperative to maintain an effective
defensive posture that is ready to respond against threats in the region.
the recent deployment of the THAAD or terminal high-altitude area defense
system to South Korea is an example of that enhancement to the capability to
defend against North Korean aggression.
Purely defensive in nature THAAD provides the US-ROK Alliance a layer of upper
tier missile defense capabilities to address a threat from North Korea's
extended range scuds and Nodong medium-range ballistic missiles. Given
the growing threat from North Korea THAAD is an essential piece to the defense of
the Republic of Korea. The THAAD system is designed to be globally transportable
and provides a capability to intercept ballistic missiles during their final or
terminal phase of flight. The system utilizes hit-to-kill technology where
kinetic energy destroys the incoming target. The video here demonstrates the
THAAD system in operation during a recent test. Released by the US missile
defense agency this video demonstrates how a drone target simulated a
medium-range ballistic missile that was on a trajectory to threaten a
pre-designated area the THAAD system was defending. As a test drone is deployed
and begins to descend towards the defended area, the THAAD radar system
detects the target and computes an impact point based on that trajectory.
Following a series of protocols the system determines the target to be a
threat and with appropriate authorization, the necessary number of
interceptors are launched. The number of interceptors will depend on several
factors including the type of threat expansive defended area, and firing
protocols. In this particular test one interceptor was launched. After launch
the interceptor is guided to impact and neutralizes the target. Based on system
capabilities and the extent of coverage neither the THAAD interceptor nor the
associated radar has a capability to negate the strategic nuclear forces of
other nations. The systems are purposely focused on regional defense against high
altitude threats. Likewise missile defense does not lower
the nuclear threshold as it is a purely defensive capability that raises the bar
required for a political will to launch a salvo of missiles that is designed and
aimed at defending against the real threat to the Republic of Korea the
North's WMD programs and means of delivery. The threatening nature of North
Korea's nuclear and missile program is not limited to the Korean Peninsula.
Tokyo, Sydney, Moscow, Addis Ababa, Shanghai, San Francisco, Paris, even here in Geneva
were all in range. North Korea's new intercontinental
ballistic missiles might reach them all. The North's missiles can point in any
direction. The most recent launches from this week
highlight the extent of the threat. The international community has come
together to condemn and pressure North Korea to abandon its unlawful weapons
programs. We stand together with regional and international
organizations, allies, and like-minded partners to include the European Union,
NATO, ASEAN, and the United Nations. Numerous United Nations Security Council
resolutions including the most recently passed UNSCR 2371
demonstrate the overwhelming international stance toward North
Korea's continued provocative nature.
North Korea's refusal to abide by its international obligations and its own
commitments demonstrate the necessity of coordinated regional and international
diplomatic, economic and defensive military responses. An integral aspect of
the international response is the trilateral efforts between the US-ROK and
Japan to be able to despond to North Korean aggression. Cooperation among our
three nations on the nuclear and missile threats posed by North Korea is crucial
to deterring North Korea and to maintaining peace and stability in
Northeast Asia. Examples of our trilateral efforts include: sequence U.S.
bomber flights, trilateral missile defense informational link exercises, or
link X's, anti-submarine warfare tracking exercises, observations of major
bilateral exercises and policy discussions to address the North Korean
threat. These efforts are designed to demonstrate the solidarity and resolve
we share with our allies to preserve peace and security in the Asia-Pacific
region. But the effort cannot stop at the regional level the international threat
calls for a multinational response. A key part of that international response is a
continuation of discussions such as these to address concerns associated
with efforts designed to defend against, and if necessary, respond to the growing
threat from North Korea. It is that threat, the nuclear and missile programs
that North Korea continues to enhance, regardless of international
efforts to the counter, that serves as the primary driver for military
activities on the Korean Peninsula. But as previously noted the threat is not
limited to the peninsula or even to the region. It is a worldwide threat and
requires an appropriate stance from all. Thank you for your time and the opportunity
to speak today.
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