'''Max Thunder'''(맥스 선더) is a joint [[U.S.]]–[[South Korea]]n military exercise that began in 2009. In 2017, it began on 21 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/21/us-south-korea-hold-joint-military-exercise/|title=US and South Korea hold joint military exercise|last=Telegraph Video|date=2017-04-21|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> North Korea responded with the largest ever live fire exercise on 26 April 2017 in [[Wonsan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/north-korea-conducts-largest-ever-live-fire-military-drills|title=North Korea conducts "largest ever" live-fire military drills|work=[[NK News]]|access-date=2018-06-12|language=en-US}}</ref>
In May 2018, North Korea temporarily canceled high-level talks with the South because of Max Thunder.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-reportedly-cancels-high-level-talks-south-n874396|title=North Korea cancels high-level talks with the South|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-05-16|language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also==
*'''Ulchi-Focus Lens''': joint military exercise between [[South Korea]] and the [[United States]] (1998–2008)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ulchi-Focus Lens|website=GlobalSecurity.org|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ulchi-focus-lens.htm|url-status=live|accessdate=2018-08-13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819225637/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ulchi-focus-lens.htm|archivedate=2017-08-19|last=John Pike|date=2015-08-17|language=en}}</ref> * '''[[Ulchi-Freedom Guardian]]''': joint exercise between [[South Korea]] and the [[United States]] (2009–2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ulchi-Freedom Guardian|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ulchi-freedom-guardian.htm|url-status=|accessdate=2018-08-13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222211902/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ulchi-freedom-guardian.htm|archivedate=2017-12-22|last=John Pike|date=2018-06-20|language=en}}</ref> * '''[[Foal Eagle]]''': joint military exercise between [[South Korea]] and the [[United States]] (1997–2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=Foal Eagle|website=GlobalSecurity.org|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/foal-eagle.htm|url-status=|accessdate=2018-08-13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107235506/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/foal-eagle.htm|archivedate=2017-11-07|last=John Pike|date=2018-03-24|language=en}}</ref>
==References== <references/>
[[Category:Military exercises involving the United States]] [[Category:Foreign relations of North Korea]] [[Category:North Korea–United States relations]] [[Category:Military of South Korea]] [[Category:United States military in South Korea]] [[Category:2009 establishments in South Korea]] [[Category:Recurring events established in 2009]]
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