are going ahead. they did call for them to be stopped in january which washington rejected because both seoul and washington say that they are defensive in nature. and what we have been hearing when we were there over the weekend was that it is important for these two countries to be working side by side to be training side by side so they can be prepared for any eventuality. firing at an unseen enemy, tanks move closer to the threat to defend their position. under tank cover, the infantry mobilized to take out targets on a nearby hill. american and south korean military fighting side by side. the battle may not be real but the threat is. around 20 miles or more than 30 kilometers north of this live