USA Today: South Korea to nix intelligence-sharing deal with Japan, alarming US military officials
South Korea said Thursday it will end an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, a move that prompted immediate concern from U.S. military officials and comes in the wake of repeated North Korean missile tests.
A Pentagon spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eastburn, said intelligence sharing is key to a united defense strategy in the region. All three countries — the United States, South Korea and Japan — are stronger and safer when they work together, he said.
"We encourage Japan and Korea to work together to resolve their differences," he said in a statement.
South Korea’s presidential office announced the decision to nix the intelligence-sharing pact in retaliation for Japan’s recent decision to downgrade South Korea’s trade status.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 22, 2019
South Korea ends intel-sharing deal with Japan -- Defense News/AP
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