SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea's decision to scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan could harm efforts to understand threats from North Korea, and potentially weaken the ability to monitor its missile launches, officials and analysts say.
South Korea's announcement on Thursday that it would abandon the accord drew a swift protest from Tokyo and ratcheted up the neighbours' feud over history and trade. The agreement had been due for automatic renewal on Saturday.
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