South Korea, U.S. begin military drill amid North Korea missile threat

South Korea and the United States on Monday began a large annual military exercise to prepare for an emergency on the Korean Peninsula, the South Korean military said, following a series of cruise missile firings by North Korea since late January.In the Freedom Shield joint exercise to be held for 11 days through March 14, the two allies will conduct 48 field drills, double the number last year, given North Korea's rapidly advancing nuclear and missile technology, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.The focus of the exercise is to neutralize Pyongyang's nuclear and missile threats by u…READ FULL ARTICLE