00:00South Korea, Japan and the U.S. kick off annual trilateral military exercises on Monday.
00:06This year's Freedom Edge drills are taking place in international waters east and south of South Korea's Jeju Island.
00:13Seoul says they're intended to ready its forces against both nuclear and conventional threats posed by North Korea.
00:20North Korea's state media has called the drills a reckless display of power,
00:24and its leadership is warning of serious consequences in response.
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