Trump’s snub of South Korea sends region scrambling

“U.S. defense tech is still the best, and it’s not economical or logical for countries already locked in on it to pivot or diversify due to interoperability and maintenance issues,” the diplomat said. “But I reckon there’ll be more investment by those that can in self-defense to reduce reliance on the U.S. umbrella in the long term.” That’s especially true because the move against South Korea was a pressure tactic related to a completely different conflict: the Iran war. Trump ’s move “resonates not just in Korea but across the entire Indo-Pacific because everyone’s wondering whether or not their relationship…