00:00John, President Trump also scolded South Korea for not helping the U.S. denuclearize Iran,
00:05also called for curtailing military drills with South Korea.
00:09What would the impact of this move be?
00:12Yeah, it really affects the U.S.'s ability to provide security in the region.
00:20The U.S. and South Korea have been having military drills for decades,
00:2370 years since the end of the Korean War.
00:26Sure. These drills help prepare the U.S. in the event of an attack from North Korea.
00:33And Trump has often gone after the cost during his first administration.
00:37He curtailed these drills to help his nuclear talks with North Korea, didn't help with the nuclear talks.
00:43But the drills cost, I think the estimates at the time were between 10 and 20 million dollars.
00:50But the thing is, these are essential for getting the U.S. and South Korea on the same page in
00:57the event of a North Korean attack.
00:59North Korea has hundreds or maybe thousands of missiles, artillery shells that it can pour into South Korea.
01:07U.S. troops usually deploy to South Korea on one-year rotations.
01:12So having these drills is essential for U.S. military preparedness and knowledge up and down the chain of command
01:20and in the event of any contingency with North Korea.
01:24So really important for the region.
01:27And these have been a cornerstone of the security arrangement with South Korea for decades.
01:31And these are called the U.S. leads from the U.S.
01:32I've heard the U.S. that all this was a short answer.
01:32And as I mentioned, they think the U.S. has plugged in��術s.
01:32So you don't see the U.S.' or the U.S.
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