Experts: Future of US-South Korea defense cost-sharing deal remains uncertain

FILE - South Korean marines run out from amphibious assault vehicles after landing on the beach during a combined military amphibious landing exercise between South Korea and the U.S., in Pohang, South Korea, Sept. 2, 2024.

U.S. national security experts say it is unclear whether a new cost-sharing agreement with South Korea, hailed by the State Department as “a significant accomplishment,” will survive if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House next year.