NBC: Trump's summit military concession to Kim surprises everyone
North Korea has previously called the joint drills a "grave provocation" that could escalate the region "to the brink of nuclear war."
When President Donald Trump agreed to pause military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea on Tuesday, he gave Kim Jong Un a concession on an issue that has angered North Korea like few others.
Pyongyang has long said it views such joint drills as preparation for an invasion.
The president's revelation that he planned to put the "war games" on hold was part of the agreement with Kim to work "toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
"Under the circumstances that we're negotiating a very comprehensive complete deal, I think it's inappropriate to be having war games," Trump told reporters.
He also described the exercises as "very provocative" and said the move would "save us a tremendous amount of money."
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WNU Editor: In my opinion the answer is no. These war games can restart at a dime, and as US Secretary of Defense Mattis put it bluntly yesterday .... SECDEF Mattis: U.S. Military Not Leaving South Korea Anytime Soon (USNI News).
