South korea: South Korea and the United States plan to stage a tabletop military exercise next week on integrating their conventional and nuclear capabilities in a bid to strengthening joint deterrence, military sources said Friday.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the Iron Mace exercise is scheduled to take place from Sept. 15-19 at the US Forces Korea headquarters at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, some 60 kilometers south of Seoul.

It would mark the third such drills since August 2024 and April, and the first one to be held under the administration of President Lee Jae Myung.

The tabletop exercise involves jointly operating Washington's nuclear assets and Seoul's conventional capabilities in an effort to strengthen America's extended deterrence commitment.