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US commander says Pyongyang’s recent missile launches ‘routine military activities’The Korea HeraldGen. Robert Abrams, the top commander of the combined forces here, said the recent launches of short-range missiles by North Korea were part of routine military exercises and that the security situation on the Korean Peninsula has not changed.During a symposium in Honolulu on Wednesday, Abrams said joint military exercises between South Korea and the US were suspended in consideration of diplomatic efforts made by the two governments with North Korea. Abrams serves as the commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and US Forces Korea. “My own perspective is that militaries around the world conduct routine military activities that include training of their specific capabilities, and we ought to just leave it at that,†Abrams said during the Land Forces Pacific Symposium, when asked about North Korea’s missile launches.Read more at: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190524000449