US and South Korea again bombing major military exercises

The United States and South Korea canceled a joint military exercise on and around the Korean peninsula. The countries do not want to compromise the diplomatic progress that they have made with North Korea during the past year, said Friday the Ministry of Defense.

According to the Pentagon, the decision to cancel the operation was taken jointly by the ministers. Jim Mattis (United States) and Jeong Kyeong-doo (South Korea)

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This is the Vigilant Ace annual exercise, which December should have taken place. Last year, hundreds of aircraft and tens of thousands of soldiers participated in the war simulation. North Korea invariably considers large-scale military exercises a provocation.

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Vigilant Ace is not the first exercise canceled since the beginning of the rivalry attempt between North Korea and its two enemies of the war. In June, the Americans and South Koreans also did a great calendar exercise. This decision was made soon after President Trump unexpectedly announced that there would be no more exercises for him, without telling his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in. .

meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. The summit was the culmination of a month-long thaw that began when North Korea signed up to participate in the Pyeonchang Olympics. Trump and Kim reached an agreement on nuclear disarmament in June, but it is highly doubtful that Kim has taken any steps in that direction.