U.S. commandos laud training for the ‘unexpected’ in North Korea’s shadow

U.S. particular operations troops in South Korea praised current coaching the place they ready for sudden threats at a time when world crises are extra interconnected than ever, their commander mentioned following the train final week.

“Nothing within the historical past of the US ought to give us any religion and confidence that we all know the place the subsequent risk is coming from,” Brig. Gen. Derek Lipson of Particular Operations Command — Korea mentioned in an interview on the sidelines of joint drills.

Nuclear-armed North Korea lately has made unprecedented strides in its weapons applications, together with large new ballistic missiles that may attain the US and speedy new tactical missiles designed to defeat missile protection techniques.