Episode Notes:

Hours before this year's Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise was set to begin, President Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce joint military drills with South Korea, rattling Seoul and raising questions about the seven-decade-old alliance. Jenny Town joins the Warcast to examine where the exercises stand, what's really driving the decision, and how Seoul and other regional allies are responding.

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