US and South Korea considering scaling back military exercises due to coronavirus concerns

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The US and South Korea are considering scaling back upcoming joint military exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak in the Korean Peninsula, according to US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.

Washington The United States and South Korea are considering scaling back upcoming joint military exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak in the Korean Peninsula, according to US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.

Esper said the US commander of US forces in Korea, Gen. Robert Abrams, and South Korea's chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Park Han-ki,"are looking at scaling back the command post training due to concerns about the coronavirus.

 

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BreasleyAdam There is already one person related to US Forces Korea positive to COVID19

Scaling back? I was under the impression that the orangebuffoon stopped them ages ago because Kim didn't like the exercises.

North Korea is too busy burning bodies to invade anyways. Biggest threat to South Korea right now is a sudden regime collapse in the North.

This is a Russian, North Korean caused virus.

Should’ve just instead get some NBC warfare exercises.

Ban all Koreans!

It's. A. Bio-weapon.

“Considering?” Call it off. coronavirus

If you would want to send people there, then there should be an anti virus, and if you could actually send people out there then why dont you create an anti virus for the world to us. Save lives, its not just guns or wars that kills

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