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S. Korea to stage regular Taegeuk military drills next week to counter N.K. threats

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The military will stage its annual computer-simulated Taegeuk exercise next week to strengthen its readiness against North Korean threats, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday.

The five-day command post exercise will begin Monday and focus on applying training scenarios that reflect changes in the security environment and the evolving nature of recent warfare, the JCS said in a release.

The military also aims to further strengthen its crisis management and response capabilities against a wide range of North Korean threats, it said.

In April, North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea. The North later said the launch involved a test-firing of cluster bombs.

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