--- title: South Korea Suspends Nationwide Civilian Defense Drills to Aid North Korea Talks | TIME description: South Korea has suspended its summertime civil defense drills aimed at preparing against a North Korean attack to keep alive a positive atmosphere for nuclear diplomacy with the North. canonical: https://time.com/video/aFvz4XO2/ og:title: South Korea Suspends Nationwide Civilian Defense Drills to Aid North Korea Talks og:description: South Korea has suspended its summertime civil defense drills aimed at preparing against a North Korean attack to keep alive a positive atmosphere for nuclear diplomacy with the North. og:url: https://time.com/video/aFvz4XO2/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/aFvz4XO2/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: South Korea Suspends Nationwide Civilian Defense Drills to Aid North Korea Talks twitter:description: South Korea has suspended its summertime civil defense drills aimed at preparing against a North Korean attack to keep alive a positive atmosphere for nuclear diplomacy with the North. twitter:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/aFvz4XO2/poster.jpg?width=720 --- # South Korea Suspends Nationwide Civilian Defense Drills to Aid North Korea Talks ## Video: South Korea Suspends Nationwide Civilian Defense Drills to Aid North Korea Talks [Watch (HLS stream): South Korea Suspends Nationwide Civilian Defense Drills to Aid North Korea Talks](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/aFvz4XO2.m3u8) (0:49)  _Published 2018-07-10. South Korea has suspended its summertime civil defense drills aimed at preparing against a North Korean attack to keep alive a positive atmosphere for nuclear diplomacy with the North._ --- Jul 28, 2023 12:14 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Jim Mattis Says the U.S. Won't Suspend More Military Drills With South Korea](/video/EUB285EF/) ### Jim Mattis Says the U.S. Won't Suspend More Military Drills With South Korea [North Korea Threatens 'Merciless Retaliation' Over U.S.-South Korean Drills](/video/61HfpNkg/) ### North Korea Threatens 'Merciless Retaliation' Over U.S.-South Korean Drills [U.S. and South Korean Troops Have Started Annual Joint Military Drills Amid a Tense North Korea Standoff](/video/UhXxmdPO/) ### U.S. and South Korean Troops Have Started Annual Joint Military Drills Amid a Tense North Korea Standoff --- ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"South Korea Suspends Nationwide Civilian Defense Drills to Aid North Korea Talks","description":"South Korea has suspended its summertime civil defense drills aimed at preparing against a North Korean attack to keep alive a positive atmosphere for nuclear diplomacy with the North.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/aFvz4XO2/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-07-10T04:21:26.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/aFvz4XO2.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/aFvz4XO2/","duration":"PT49S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/aFvz4XO2/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```