美國和韓國將舉行年度聯合軍事演習
The United States and South Korea have announced plans for large-scale joint military exercises next month, just weeks after North Korea's latest nuclear test raised regional tensions.
A statement issued by the Combined Forces Command on Thursday says the annual war drills will begin on March 1st with a month-long series of air, ground and naval exercises known as Foal Eagle. Separately, it announced a two-week, computer-based simulation called Key Resolve, which will begin on March 11th.
The allies' statement says the exercises are designed to enhance the security and readiness of South Korea and insists they are deterrent in nature. The North sees the drills as preparation to invade its territory.
Pyongyang has recently taken steps to demonstrate its own military power. It conducted its third and most powerful nuclear test yet on February 12th. In December, it successfully launched a satellite into space, in a move critics say was a disguised ballistic missile test.美國和韓國宣佈了將於下月舉行大規模聯合軍事演習的計劃。幾星期前，朝鮮最近一次核試驗使地區緊張局勢加劇。
美韓聯軍指揮部星期四發表聲明說，爲期一個月的年度軍事演習將從3月1號開始，這次演習的代號爲“雛鷹”，包括一系列海陸空演習。此外，美韓聯軍指揮部還宣佈，將從3月11號開始進行一次爲期兩星期的電腦模擬演習，代號爲“關鍵決斷”。
美韓聯軍指揮部的聲明說，舉行演習的目的是加強韓國的安全和戰備，並表示演習屬於威懾性質。朝鮮將美韓聯合軍演看做爲入侵朝鮮而做的準備。
平壤最近採取步驟以展示本國軍力。2月12號，朝鮮進行了第三次、也是當量最大的一次核試驗。去年12月，朝鮮成功地將一顆衛星送入太空，批評人士認爲這是一次僞裝的彈道導彈試驗。
