Scale of US-South Korea joint drills is a ‘bilateral’ decision: Pentagon



News Scale of US-South Korea joint drills is a ‘bilateral’ decision: Pentagon U.S. military declines to say whether it will suspend or scale down next month’s exercises as COVID-19 surges in Seoul Jeongmin Kim July 15, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON ROKMND \| U.S.-ROK joint exercises in 2014 (File photo) The scale of U.S.-ROK joint exercises is a “bilateral” decision that should be made by the allies, not just Washington, a Pentagon spokesperson stressed in a press briefing on Wednesday, as the two countries prepare to hold drills amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in South Korea. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby added that he does not have any details to share when asked whether the U.S. intends to suspend or scale down the joint exercises scheduled for August. The scale of U.S.-ROK joint exercises is a “bilateral” decision that should be made by the allies, not just Washington, a Pentagon spokesperson stressed in a press briefing on Wednesday, as the two countries prepare to hold drills amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in South Korea. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby added that he does not have any details to share when asked whether the U.S. intends to suspend or scale down the joint exercises scheduled for August. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Scale of US-South Korea joint drills is a ‘bilateral’ decision: Pentagon

U.S. military declines to say whether it will suspend or scale down next month’s exercises as COVID-19 surges in Seoul

Jeongmin Kim July 15, 2021

Scale of US-South Korea joint drills is a ‘bilateral’ decision: Pentagon

ROKMND | U.S.-ROK joint exercises in 2014 (File photo)

The scale of U.S.-ROK joint exercises is a “bilateral” decision that should be made by the allies, not just Washington, a Pentagon spokesperson stressed in a press briefing on Wednesday, as the two countries prepare to hold drills amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in South Korea.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby added that he does not have any details to share when asked whether the U.S. intends to suspend or scale down the joint exercises scheduled for August.

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