Top military officers of S. Korea, US, Japan reaffirm 3-way cooperation against NK threats

The top military officers of South Korea, the United States and Japan have reaffirmed that three-way security cooperation is critical to countering regional challenges, including North Korean nuclear and missile threats, Seoul's military said Thursday. The three sides shared the understanding during the Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting at the Pentagon near Washington on Wednesday, according to a joint statement released by the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff. South Korean JCS Chairman Gen. Jin