Joint Military Exercises
Coverage of Joint Military Exercises in the Nexus archive.
- Trump Says He’s Curtailing Drills With South Korea
President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea. He cited two main reasons for this curtailment: the high cost of the drills and the message they send to North Korea.
- Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce planned joint military exercises with South Korea because he stated they are costly and send an inappropriate signal to North Korea. He cited his personal relationship with Kim Jong Un as a primary reason, adding that South Korea rejected U.S. efforts to denuclearize Iran. The move sharply contrasted with previous statements from administration officials who had praised the joint training exercises designed to enhance readiness against North Korean threats.