CNN: US and South Korea considering scaling back military exercises due to coronavirus concerns
The United States and South Korea are considering scaling back upcoming joint military exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak in the Korean Peninsula, according to US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
Esper said the US commander of US forces in Korea, Gen. Robert Abrams, and South Korea's chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Park Han-ki, "are looking at scaling back the command post training due to concerns about the coronavirus."
Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon alongside his South Korean counterpart, Minister of Defense Kyeong-doo Jeong, Esper said he is confident the US and South Korea will "remain fully ready to deal with any threats that we might face together."
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WNU Editor: There is also the issue on the lack of a funding deal between South Korea and the U.S. to pay for these exercises .... US wargames in South Korea might be scaled back over coronavirus fears – or lack of funding deal with Seoul (RT)
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