The cost of US’ military presence in South Korea thesundaily USSouthKoreaRelations TheSun
: The 70-year security alliance between the United States and South Korea is under fresh focus as Washington seeks a sharply higher share of cost to be borne by Seoul for hosting US troops as deterrence against North Korea.
The agreement’s Article V says the United States will bear all costs for US troops’ maintenance, except those to be borne by South Korea, which included furnishing and compensating for “all facilities and areas and rights of way”.To determine South Korea’s contribution to the cost US troops as described in Sofa, the two countries have signed Special Measures Agreements, or SMAs, 10 times since 1991, usually to cover multiple years.
It is the third-largest presence of US troops outside the continental United States after Japan and Germany, according to data from the US Defence Manpower Data Center.
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