U.S. Military Drills With South Korea Planned After Olympics
- Announcement comes after North Korea calls for unification
- Question is if detente will continue after Games end in March
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The U.S. and South Korea will conduct joint military drills as “normal” after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang end in March, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Choi Hyunsoo said in a briefing Thursday.
That stance was echoed at the Pentagon, where Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie, staff director for the Joint Chiefs, told reporters, “We’re deconflicting during the period of the Olympics, and exercises will continue immediately after the Olympics.”