American-Korean War Games Fall Silent in Wake of Accidental Bombing of Civilian Area

The militaries blame the order to cease firing for real on what is discreetly called ‘a release of live munitions’ that ‘resulted in off-range damage on March 6.’

AP/Ahn Young-joon
U.S. Army soldiers prepare to cross the Hantan river at a training field at Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, March 10, 2025. AP/Ahn Young-joon

SEOUL — The guns are silent on the first major American-Korean military exercises since President Trump’s inauguration. Planes are not dropping bombs, and cannons aren’t booming on warships offshore. Not to worry though, the American command advises, we’re still playing war games — without the noises of war.

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