The allies decided to start the nine-day drills on Monday after reviewing factors like the status of the pandemic and diplomatic efforts to achieve denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula.
U.S., South Korea scale back annual drills
The reduction is due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to support diplomacy focusing on North Korea’s nuclear program.
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U.S. and South Korea scale back drills, citing coronavirus and diplomacy
The South Korean and U.S. militaries are scaling back their annual exercises because of the pandemic and to support diplomacy on North Korea’s nuclear program.
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