South Korea and the US have started their spring military exercises, according to Reuters. South Korean and US militaries kicked off their spring drills on Monday with twice the number of troops joining compared to last year, officials said, as the allies seek to better counter North Korea’s increasing nuclear and missile threats. These will be the first exercises since Pyongyang withdrew from the inter-Korean military pact in November 2018. The exercises will take place from March 4 to March 14, against the backdrop of North Korea continuing to develop its nuclear potential through missile te…