US-S. Korean military drills to proceed despite N. Korean objections, officials say
By KIM GAMEL AND YOO KYONG CHANG | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 18, 2019
SEOUL, South Korea — The United States and South Korea will conduct joint military exercises as planned later this year, officials said Thursday, despite warnings by North Korea that the drills may affect the resumption of nuclear talks or prompt more nuclear or missile tests.
Exercises conducted on a regular basis by the allies have long infuriated the North, which considers them a rehearsal for an invasion.
President Donald Trump announced last year that he was “stopping the war games†following his historic first summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as diplomacy reversed months of tensions over the North’s nuclear program.
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