Jennifer Kavanagh, senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities, told CNBC that for both the United States and South Korea, reducing the number of military exercises could create a more stable and less hostile military environment.
She said after the United States conducts military exercises in Asia, “countries like China or North Korea respond accordingly, increasing their military activity in the region, conducting their own exercises, or testing new weapons and missiles.”
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