# Alliance Tested as Trump Pulls Out of South Korea Drill

https://mins.news/en/video/29830

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-23 13:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbTUhFFk0bc

> The US and South Korea sharply reduced their annual military exercises after President Donald Trump ordered them scaled back, surprising Seoul. The move comes as North Korea expands its nuclear and missile capabilities and strengthens military ties with Russia, while the US shifts an aircraft carrier and other resources away from the Indo-Pacific.

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