U.S., S.Korea to update war plans while urging diplomacy with N.Korea

FILE PHOTO: U.S. soldiers wait for a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) as he meets U.S. troops based in Osan Air Base, South Korea June 30, 2019. Ed Jones/Pool via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) -The military chiefs of the United States and South Korea said on Thursday they plan to update contingency war plans and review their combined military command while urging North Korea to return to diplomacy.

North Korea's missile and weapons developments are increasingly destabilising for regional security, U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said after talks with his South Korean counterpart, Suh Wook.