United States to suspend and postpone air combat exercises following South Korea's request – Chosun.com

Charles Brown, commander of the US Pacific Air Force, said the US bombardment of the US strategic bomber this year and the cancellation of the United Air Force's drillship were all at the request of the United States Air Force. Korean government.

Until now, whenever such a story is published, our military authorities have made it clear that it was "different from the truth" or "the United States first required it." ". However, the US Army Commander announced that it would be deployed directly. It is feared that the development of US strategic badets will be greatly reduced due to the suspension of training and training. In this case, it is possible that the promise of US nuclear protection to protect Korea from nuclear threats and North Korean missiles be rescinded.

"South Korean government calls for an end to US bombers training"

"The US bomber has not flown over Korea since the Korean government asked for the bombing (training) mission," Brown said in a Wednesday press interview. . "The total number of US bombers is the same, but it's South Korea." A military official said: "Since the end of November last year, US bombers have not come to the Korean peninsula."

According to information provided by the United States, the suspension of US strategic badets on the Korean peninsula ceased earlier this year, but our military authorities have denied it. The Minister of National Defense said, "It was a Song joke," when he revealed to the commander of the US Pacific Fleet during his visit to the United States in March that "we are in the middle of the day. he had no "US strategic badets (such as strategic bombers)". In May, the Wall Street Journal announced that the United States had trained the US military only because South Korea feared that the B-52 strategic bomber would participate in a joint training exercise and would not "causes tension". The Ministry of Defense denied it.

Brown also said the Villeurnt Ace training, scheduled for December this year, had been delayed by the Korean government. On July 19, the Pentagon announced that US Secretary of Defense James Mathis and Defense Secretary Jung Kyung Doo had agreed to postpone Vijanant Ace's training. The Department of National Defense then said, "The United States has proposed the first act." The Department of National Defense stated, "It is difficult to explain in detail" and "these issues are resolved through consultations between Korea and the United States".

"Other US strategic weapons may be limited"

Robert Brown, commander of the US Pacific Army, said: "The best training between Korea and the United States is provided outside the Korean peninsula." "I recently trained in several situations in Hawaii, in the Lewis-MacCod joint base, in the state of Washington and Alaska, and I also invited the Korean troops," he said. declared.

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An official at the Department of National Defense said, "The training mentioned by Commander Brown means a joint training that was originally provided overseas, such as the Navy Rimpak and the flag. Red Army Air. " Korea and the United States are in talks about whether joint training will take place next year and they will announce it as soon as possible next month. The US military sends bombers to Japan and other countries while they can not be bombed on the Korean peninsula.

Commander Charles Brown said: "The US Air Force is focusing on Japan, Australia and bombing training missions instead of Korea." The strategic US bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons is a strategic badet that protects Korea against nuclear threats and North Korean missiles. When North Korea conducted a nuclear test or a ballistic missile launch test, the Korean government called for the deployment of a strategic bomber on the Korean peninsula.

Park Won-gon, a professor at Handong University, said: "The suspension of the strategic bomber flight on the Korean peninsula would be a significant burden for our security in the absence of progress in the negotiations on the Korean Peninsula. denuclearization in North Korea ". "President Trump, who has described as" crazy "the training of the US strategic bomber on the Korean peninsula, will be able to put an end to other strategic weapons, including nuclear-powered aircraft carriers," said Shin Bum-cheol. The roots of promises to provide nuclear umbrellas can be shaken. "

The Minister of Defense, Chung Kyung-doo, said during a speech delivered at the 3rd Korean-American Alliance Forum organized by the Korea-US Alliance Foundation and the USFK that "the alliance between Korea and the United States is firmly relying on the fact that unforeseen changes until last year occur in the Korean peninsula." L & # 39; 39; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; the Russian-American alliance for peace may not be smooth, but we can never stop here. "