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North Korea dismisses Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea
Pyongyang says the reduced scope of the annual U.S.-South Korea military exercises changes nothing about its posture.
What to know
- North Korea has dismissed the reduced scope of U.S.–South Korea joint military drills as inconsequential.
- The response indicates that scaling back the exercises has not produced any shift in Pyongyang's posture.
- Coverage of this development is limited to brief wire-style reports; no direct statements from North Korean officials are yet available in circulated material.
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North Korea says the reduced drills change nothing
North Korea publicly shrugged off the scaled-back exercises, stating that the adjustment does not change its position toward the joint drills.
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1 outlet North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
first by Los Angeles Times, 10h ago
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background
Trump administration scales back joint drills with South Korea — The U.S. and South Korea proceeded with their annual joint military exercises in a reduced form after the Trump administration ordered the drills scaled back.