Debates arise over call to cancel joint military drills
Moon Chung-in, chairman of the Sejong Institute and former special advisor to President Moon Jae-in for foreign and national security affairs, speaks during a webinar "Nurturing Negotiations: How to Jumpstart and Sustain Diplomacy with North Korea," co-hosted by the Washington-based National Committee on North Korea and the Seoul-based East Asia Foundation, Wednesday. Captured from YouTube Experts express concerns over weakening of combined nuclear deterrence capabilities By Jung Da-min A debate has arisen over whether South Korea and the U.S. should cancel their annual joint military exercises scheduled to be held in August, with some government officials and experts ― who advocate engagement with North Korea ― saying Pyongyang will not return to denuclearization talks as long as they continue to be held. However, others question whether such a cancellation would have any effect at all noting the distinct probability that the North will not take any corresponding actions. ...