Trump Cuts Down on Exercises with South Korea – Praises Kim Jong Un
Donald Trump is ordering his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "significantly reduce" the joint military exercises between the US and South Korea - because it is too late to stop them completely. He writes this on his own social media Truth Social. The annual exercise "Ulchi Freedom Shield" starts tomorrow, according to Al Jazeera.
The decision is based on his "very good" relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he writes, adding that the military exercises are expensive and send "inappropriate and hostile signals".
North Korea has said that it sees the planned exercise as an escalation from previous years and intends to respond to "the new level of threat with a new level of deterrence", according to a statement from the Defense Department quoted by Al Jazeera.
Donald Trump ends his post by pointing out that South Korea recently refused to participate in the "denuclearization of Iran".
Trump's Wishes: Redesign the Ships to Look Like World War II Boats
The US Navy is considering a completely new design for its aircraft carriers because Donald Trump wants them to look like they did during World War II, seven sources with insight told the Washington Post.
What the president reportedly wants to do more specifically is move the conning tower further forward on the ship, so that it is more centrally located.
The sources raise concerns that such a change would be time-consuming and cost several billion dollars.
It would also affect both weight and buoyancy, says former Navy officer Bryan Clark at the right-leaning Hudson Institute think tank.
- It could be changed, but it would involve a very extensive intervention.
The White House has not commented.
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