US-North Korea Relations Tense theme
It seems like the US has given North Korea a free pass to behave as badly as it wants, because who needs deterrence when you've got good haircuts and pleasant tweets?
Trump Unleashes Fury at South Korea, Cuts Short Joint Military Exercises "Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to reduce military exercises with South Korea. The reason is the "good relationship" with Kim Jong-un. US President Donald Trump writes on his platform Truth Social that he is not pleased with the US agreeing to participate in joint military exercises with South Korea for too long. He believes the exercises cost a lot of money, but most importantly, they send a signal that is "totally unacceptable and hostile" to North Korea." According to Trump, it's North Korea that has been respectful and not aggressive during his presidency. He mentions that he recently asked South Korea's president if the country wanted to join Iran's nuclear disarmament pact and that they responded with a "no thank you!". South Korea's defense department announced, however, that the 10-day military exercise with the US was proceeding as planned but refused to comment on the controversy." See article on SVT News.
Trump Pulls Plug on Joint Military Exercises with South Korea "Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to decrease its joint military exercises with South Korea. The reason is the 'good relationship' with Kim Jong-un. US President Donald Trump has written on his platform Truth Social that he is not satisfied with the US agreeing for too long to participate in joint military exercises with South Korea. He believes these exercises cost a lot of money, but most importantly, they send a signal that is "totally unacceptable and hostile" to North Korea. According to Trump, it's North Korea that has been respectful and not aggressive during his presidency. He recently asked South Korea's president if the country wanted to join Iran's nuclear disarmament pact and received a 'no thank you!' response from them. However, South Korea's defense department announced that the 10-day military exercise with the US was proceeding as planned, but refused to comment on the controversy." See article on SVT News.