Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 19, 2019

Daily Mail: U.S. negotiators break off talks with South Korea over cost of American military presence on the peninsula - which Donald Trump has described as '$5billion worth of protection'

* Talks in Seoul today broke down as both sides alleged a failure to compromise
* Some 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed on the peninsula to deter North Korea
* Trump has demanded Seoul pay more and suggested he could pull out troops

U.S. negotiators have today broken off talks with South Korea over the cost of America's military presence there.

The talks in Seoul broke down after both sides accused the other of refusing to compromise on the cost of keeping 28,500 U.S. troops on the peninsula as a deterrent to North Korea.

South Korean officials said there was a 'substantial difference' between the two sides while U.S. negotiators said the Korean proposals were not 'fair or equitable'.

President Donald Trump has demanded that South Korea pay more and previously said the U.S. military presence was '$5billion worth of protection'.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 19, 2019

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