Pentagon suspends planning for August ‘war game’ with South Korea

Published June 19, 2018 12:00am ET



A military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea scheduled for August has been called off, but whether any other “war games” take place on the Korean peninsula in the future is still to be determined, according to the Department of Defense.

“Consistent with President Trump’s commitment and in concert with our Republic of Korea ally, the United States military has suspended all planning for this August’s defensive ‘war game,'” Pentagon chief spokeswoman Dana White announced in a statement, referring to the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise.

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