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    National  >  Defense Affairs  >  
    Korea considers accepting conscientious objection
    The government is reviewing whether there are alternative ways for conscientious objectors to serve their country, where all able-bodied men must spend around two years in the military. In a report to the U.N., the Ministry of Justice said the issue is open to discussion and it will take a careful examination before deciding anything - a big step forward from the previous sta...
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-23 17:00
    S. Korea simulates N. Korean air raids nationwide
    South Korea held nationwide drills Wednesday simulating North Korean air raids. The drills were part of the annual South Korea-United States Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise that started Monday and will run until Aug. 31. The drills were launched amid mounting tensions over North Korea's nuclear threats. Air raid alarms sounded for three minutes in 40 cities at 2 p.m. Planes r...
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-23 16:09
    US commander prefers diplomacy over military action
    The head of the U.S. Pacific Command said Tuesday that diplomatic efforts were the preferred means over military actions to resolve tension caused by North Korea’s threats on the Korean Peninsula. Adm. Harry Harris, however, stressed that such diplomatic efforts should be supported by powerful military capabilities.
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-22 17:22
    Seoul Metro stages anti-terror exercise at Sadang
    Seoul Metro ran a counter-terrorist training course involving law enforcers and emergency workers at Sadang station on Tuesday. The exercise used a scenario where poison gas was released in a subway car leaving from Dongjak station on Line 4 at 2:05 p.m. and heading to Sadang station, two stations south. In the exercise, terrorists raided the passengers’ waiting room on the s...
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-22 16:12
    Allies focus on deterring nuclear threats
    The South Korea-U.S. joint exercise that started Monday is focused on bolstering a tailored deterrence against North Korea’s possible use of nuclear arms or other weapons of mass destruction, according to officials. The Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) drill, which will run until Aug. 31, is following Operational Plan (OPLAN) 5015 of the Combined Forces Command (CFC).
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-21 17:05
    • Moon urges North Korea to stay calm during UFG exercise
    Moon urges North Korea to stay calm during UFG exercise
    President Moon Jae-in warned North Korea, Monday, not to take any provocative actions to protest the regular South Korea-U.S. Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) joint military exercise. Pyongyang has always protested the regular drills, claiming the 10-day exercise is a rehearsal for the invasion of the North, and has often conducted provocations during or after the drill.
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-21 16:49
    • Allies focus on deterring nuclear threats
    Moon reaffirms wartime OPCON transfer
    President Moon Jae-in says he fully backs the South Korean military’s efforts to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) from the U.S. military. “I will spare no efforts to help the military retake wartime OPCON from the U.S.,” Moon said on Sunday in a transfer-of-command ceremony for new Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo and outgoing Chairman Gen....
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-20 17:04
    • S. Korea-US joint military drill begins Monday amid N. Korean threats
    S. Korea-US joint military drill begins Monday amid N. Korean threats
    South Korea and the United States will begin their annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) joint exercise Monday amid escalating tension on the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang’s recent launch of two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and threats against Guam. The two allies are expected to step up preparations for possible provocations by the North to protest against the...
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-20 16:49
    • Ex-president's NK policy will be reviewed
    • Why should North Korea believe the United States?
    US military commanders visit amid N. Korea threats
    Two U.S. military commanders arrived in South Korea, Sunday, to discuss possible countermeasures against North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats. They will also inspect a military exercise between South Korea and the U.S., which will kick off Monday, according to the Ministry of National Defense. U.S. Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris and U.S. Strategic Comma...
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-20 15:54
    • S. Korea-US joint military drill begins Monday amid N. Korean threats
    US Pacific Command chief to visit S. Korea Monday
    The chief of the United States armed forces responsible for the Indo-Asia-Pacific region will visit South Korea to discuss various security issues surrounding the area, a Japanese newspaper reported Saturday. Japan's Asahi Shimbun said Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, will stay in South Korea from Sunday to Tuesday, and will meet with South Korean ...
    Defense Affairs | 2017-08-20 10:53
    • S. Korea-US joint military drill begins Monday amid N. Korean threats
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