Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience
File image of an artillery drill carried out for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May 2025. Photograph: KCNA/ReutersView image in fullscreenFile image of an artillery drill carried out for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May 2025. And we should not take lightly this threat environment.”Explore more on these topicsNorth KoreaSouth KoreaDonald TrumpUS militaryTrump administrationAsia PacificnewsShareReuse this content
- ▪File image of an artillery drill carried out for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May 2025.
- ▪Photograph: KCNA/ReutersView image in fullscreenFile image of an artillery drill carried out for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May 2025.
- ▪And we should not take lightly this threat environment.”Explore more on these topicsNorth KoreaSouth KoreaDonald TrumpUS militaryTrump administrationAsia PacificnewsShareReuse this content
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| Publication time | Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:49:36 GMT |
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File image of an artillery drill carried out for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May 2025. Photograph: KCNA/ReutersView image in fullscreenFile image of an artillery drill carried out for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May 2025. Photograph: KCNA/ReutersNorth KoreaTrump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experiencePresident says move is based on ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but US military officials have said Ukraine war is boosting regime’s combat capabilitiesRaphael Rashid in SeoulSun 16 Aug 2026 20.19 EDTLast modified on Sun 16 Aug 2026 20.20 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump has said he is scaling back joint US military drills with South Korea aimed at deterring North Korea, despite military…
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