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President Trump's decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.
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The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.
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The move by Trump also will start to raise questions about the credibility of Washington's commitment to alliances.
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President Trump had ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint exercises with the key U.S. ally, declaring the drills "hostile" toward North Korea.
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South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed that ongoing joint military drills with U.S. forces would end early.
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