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South Korea will have to spend more than $30 billion to offset the defense capabilities of the U.S. troops stationed here, should they withdraw from the Korean peninsula, according to the Unification Ministry.

In a report to the National Assembly's Unification, Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee, the ministry also estimated the value of U.S. equipment and logistics at $14 billion, the equivalent of South Korea's yearly defense budget.

The U.S. has kept 37,000 troops since the 1950-53 Korean War, and ...

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