US and South Korea suspend joint military exercise following Trump"s pledge to end "war games"

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Earlier this year, President Donald Trump reportedly told former national security adviser H.R. McMaster to prepare for a possible evacuation of the 8,000 mil.....»»

North Korea warned that "dialogue and saber rattling can never go together" as President Donald Trump receives South Korean President Moon Jae-in......»»

North Korea said President Donald Trump had told Kim Jong Un that he intended to halt U.S.-South Korea military exercises and lift sanctions, suggesting through its state media that Mr. Trump had acceded to two longstanding North Korean demands......»»

North Korea still hasn't given anything in return......»»

Defending the cancellation of joint military exercises with South Korea, Mattis said the move would create "increased opportunity for our diplomats to negotiate, increasing prospects for a peaceful solution on the Korean peninsula.".....»»

The defense secretary also defended the cancellation of joint military exercises, saying the move would create “increased opportunity for our diplomats to negotiate.”.....»»

Trump said the U.S. would "save a fortune not doing war games" with South Korea......»»

Trump said the U.S. would “save a fortune not doing war games” with South Korea......»»

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. doesn’t plan to suspend any more military exercises with South Korea, as negotiations continue with the North, but added that no decision had yet been made on conducting another large maneuver next year......»»

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President Trump cast new doubt Wednesday on the future of U.S.-South Korea military exercises, which were suspended earlier this year to smooth the way for now-stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea......»»

Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Son Heung-min's career is on the line in South Korea's Asian Games final against Japan on Saturday. With a win ov.....»»

Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos SINGAPORE (AP) — The Pentagon and South Korea are canceling.....»»

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday that a major military exercise with South Korea in 2019 will be held as scheduled but will be reduced in size and scope in deference to talks with North Korea on denuclearization......»»

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said a major military exercise with South Korea in 2019 will be held as scheduled but will be reduced in size and scope in deference to talks with North Korea on denuclearization......»»

The U.S. and South Korea signed a one-year deal outlining the shared costs of their military alliance, removing a potential distraction ahead of the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for late this month......»»

Microsoft and the Defense Department had asked the court to dismiss allegations that President Donald Trump improperly interfered in the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, a $10 billion military cloud project......»»

Microsoft and the Defense Department had asked the court to dismiss allegations that President Donald Trump improperly interfered in the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, a $10 billion military cloud project......»»

Trump met with Kim Jong Un on denuclearization several times, but North Korea retains its nuclear arsenal and the talks were unsuccessful overall. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President T.....»»

South Korea's military is seen as having qualitative and technological advantages over North Korea's military, but those may not hold up in a .....»»