South Korean army soldiers aim their machine guns as they control traffic during a civil defense drill as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean army's K-9 self-propelled howitzers take positions in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korea's police special operations unit conduct an anti-terror drill as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un inspects a demonstration of what it says a drone crashing into a target at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows an explosion after it says a drone crashed into a target in a demonstration, as its leader Kim Jong Un was inspecting at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)