South Korea and the U.S have started regular military drills on the eve of President-elect Yoon suk-Yeol's inauguration. The drills involve key assets such as F-35A radar evading fighters. Pyongyang has stepped up its rhetoric in recent weeks and has conducted several ballistic missile tests.
On his last day in office, S. Korean President Moon Jae-in called once again for peace on the peninsula. The DPRK has vowed to step up its nuclear arsenal. What are Pyongyang's strategic objectives when using this rhetoric?