The U.S.A. and South Korea had started a series of drills in the Korean Peninsula. The exercise was part of an annual activity between the two Nations.
The activity prompted North Korea to threaten a pullout from talks in Singapore. These talks were the most anticipated of the century between America and North Korea.
Kim Jong-un was considered a leader not to be trifled with but somehow that didn’t mean anything to Trump and Moon Jae-in.
The men remained steadfast in their plans to continue all exercises for the next two weeks.
North Korea said they would be closely monitoring all activity and felt the allies could be planning an attack on his Country.
Reasons For Drill
The two men said there was a need for the military practice. It was also said that North Korea were known for pulling out of deals at the last minute or provoking situations.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert cited that the U.S. believed that North Korea understood that Washington needed to continue its annual drills. She said that they heard nothing to the contrary from Pyongyang.
“We will continue to go ahead and plan the meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un,” Nauert said.
“The defensive nature of these combined exercises has been clear for many decades and has not changed,” said Army Col. Rob Manning.
The U.S. made it clear that this was a norm and was in no way a threat to the upcoming summit. For them it was about being in a state of readiness.
This certainly meant that Trump wasn’t comfortable and felt that Kim couldn’t be trusted.
