`Cancellation of joint drills may hamper denuclearization`
(WorldNews South Korea)

U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams, second from right, inspects an artillery drill at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in Paju, Gyeonggi Province in this Oct. 23, 2019 photo. / Korea Times file By Kang Seung-woo Amid growing speculation that joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States are likely to be called off in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and appease North Korea, diplomatic experts believe a cancellation as an olive branch to Pyongyang is not a good idea, saying there will be no `reciprocity` from the isolated country. Currently, the government is in a quandary over whether to cancel the annual drills as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of...