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March 4, 2019

U.S. and South Korea Roll Back Joint Military Exercises
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The U.S. and South Korea have canceled their upcoming annual joint
military exercises in a move that's likely to ease tensions with North
Korea, which views the exercises as a provocation. The move comes days
after the highly anticipated summit between President Trump and Kim
Jong-un fell apart without a deal or any substantial progress made on
dismantling North Korea's nuclear arsenal. The U.S. and South Korea will
instead engage in much smaller-scale and less publicized drills. Trump
said canceling the massive military exercises will save the U.S.
hundreds of millions of dollars.


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