MILITARY● ELEVATEDAug 17 · Aug 17, 2026, 10:22 AM
South Korea on edge over Trump’s call to cut military drills, goodwill for Kim
South China Morning Post
US President Donald Trump’s call to “substantially” reduce US-South Korea military drills has revived speculation that he is trying to persuade North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un to attend another summit between them even though Kim has expressed no such interest. Trump’s comments in a social media post on Sunday came as South Korea and the US began their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise on Monday, putting Seoul in an awkward position of defending the alliance while not undercutting his latest...
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text.
More in Military
MILITARY34m agoSpace Force’s GMTI program gets a name, with Northrop as prime: GeneralBreaking DefenseMILITARY1h agoRetired lieutenant general: US responding to ‘arms race in space’ that’s already underwayThe HillMILITARY1h agoApache Crew Rescue Highlights Need For AI In Combat Says Joint Chiefs ChairmanThe War ZoneMILITARY1h agoArmy commanders can recommend rank bump for NCOs in first sergeant rolesMilitary Times