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S. Korea holds ballistic missile drill against N. Korea

South Korea's military said Monday it conducted a combined live-fire exercise in response to North Korea's sixth nuclear test a day earlier.The training involved the country's Hyunmoo ballistic missile and F-15K fighter jets.In the drill, the Hyunmoo-2A surface-to-surface missile and the F-15K's SLAM-ER long-range air-to-ground missile accurately hit designated targets in the East Sea, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).The South's military, in particular, said the range to the simulated targets was set in consideration of the North's Punggye-ri nuclear test site in its northeastern province.The JCS added it's also preparing for joint measures with the U.S. military for a show of force against the North's provocation.The Hyunmoo-2A's range is around 300 kilometers.South Korea is seeking to double the maximum payload of its ballistic missiles. Under a bilateral accord with the U.S. revised in 2012, it can develop ballistic missiles with a range of up to 800km and a payload weight of up to 500kg.In their recent phone talks, the South's President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President

Sep 4, 2017
S. Korea holds ballistic missile drill against N. Korea

US considers deploying strategic weapons to S. Korea

By Yi Whan-wooThe United States is considering deploying F-22 and F-35B stealth jets rotationally on the Korean Peninsula in consultation with South Korea, according to military sources in Seoul, Sunday.The possible deployment comes as part of efforts to bolster extended deterrence against North Korea’s fast-growing nuclear and ballistic missile threats, including its sixth nuclear test, Sunday.The move is also believed to be in line with Seoul’s growing demand for deployment of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons.“The F-22 and F-35B are expected to maximize fear in North Korea while settling concerns over security in the South by showing U.S. determination on extended deterrence,” a source said.The possible deployment plans include dispatching F-22 Raptors and F-35B Lightning IIs every three months.They will be deployed in either Osan, Gyeonggi Province or Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, where the U.S. Air Force Bases are located.It would take 10 minutes from Osan and 20 minutes from Gunsan for the U.S. stealth jets to arrive over Pyongyang.“They would not be

Sep 3, 2017
US considers deploying strategic weapons to S. Korea
  • N. Korea claims successful H-bomb test for ICBM
  • US warns North Korea of 'massive' military response

US considering rotational deployment of stealth jets to Korea

The United States is considering a rotational deployment of its stealth jets to South Korea in response to North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, government sources said Sunday.South Korea and the U.S. are discussing the dispatch of F-22 and F-35B fighter jets on a rotational basis as part of efforts to boost extended deterrence against the North's threats, they said.The allies are known to be discussing the deployment of U.S. strategic assets on a quarterly basis at U.S. air base in Osan, south of Seoul or Kunsan Air Base in the southwest of the divided peninsula, they added.The U.S. has periodically sent strategic assets to South Korea, including B-1B bombers, as a show of force when North Korea's provocative acts are escalated.But a possible rotational deployment reflects growing concerns about a fast advance in North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.Experts said that the U.S. seems to accept Seoul's call for the U.S. to offer more powerful and effective extended deterrence as some lawmakers and experts here raised the need for South Korea's nuclear armament.Exten

Sep 3, 2017
US considering rotational deployment of stealth jets to Korea
  • US commander vows combat preparedness
  • Moon, Trump agree to build up missile deterrence, bring N. Korea back to dialogue
  • North Korea conducts 6th nuclear test; most powerful ever

US commander vows combat preparedness

Defense Minister Song Young-moo, left, and Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command Adm. Harry Harris salute while inspecting an honor guard before their meeting at the headquarters of the command in Hawaii, Thursday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hye Adm. Harry Harris, head of the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), vowed Friday to maintain combat preparedness against the growing threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.He made the comments at a meeting with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo during the latter’s visit to PACOM in Hawaii.“Adm. Harris reaffirmed the ironclad U.S. commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty, which states that a North Korean attack on one is an attack on both nations,” said PACOM spokeswoman Marine Capt. Cassandra Gesecki. “He emphasized U.S. preparedness to fight tonight if called upon, using its full range of military options in defense of the U.S. homeland and its allies.”Adm. Harris also called for greater trilateral cooperation among South Korea, Japan and the U.S. to better deter the North’s threats.T

Sep 1, 2017
US commander vows combat preparedness
  • S. Korea not considering redeployment of US nuclear weapons: Cheong Wa Dae
  • US considering rotational deployment of stealth jets to Korea
  • North Korea conducts 6th nuclear test; most powerful ever

Defense ministry to investigate mysterious deaths of soldiers

By Jun Ji-hyeThe Ministry of National Defense launched a taskforce Friday to investigate suspicious deaths of soldiers.The taskforce, under the direct control of Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-suk, will seek to promptly answer questions involving the mysterious deaths, which are suspected of being the result of abuse.“The taskforce will work to fundamentally solve inconsistencies regarding soldiers who died under mysterious circumstances,” the ministry said in a press release.For the next year, the team will investigate the deaths and restore the honor of victims and their relatives if it was damaged.As of Friday, the ministry has received 58 complaints from bereaved families who called for a re-investigation into the deaths of their sons. The family members said they could not trust the results of initial probes conducted by the military.“We will make every effort to resolve the issues and regain public trust in the military,” Suh said. “We also need to reinstate the honor of the victims.”On the same day, the ministry said it had decided to acknow

Sep 1, 2017

S. Korea not considering redeployment of US nuclear weapons: Cheong Wa Dae

South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Friday dismissed the possibility of deploying U.S. nuclear weapons to South Korea to deter North Korea's armed provocations."We have never thought we should redeploy U.S. nuclear assets," a ranking Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters on condition of anonymity.South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo was reported Thursday to have hinted at the possibility in a meeting with his U.S. counterpart James Mattis in Washington."From what I understand, Minister Song simply mentioned nuclear weapons while discussing ways to rein in North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations," the official said.The U.S. withdrew tactical nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula after the two Koreas signed a agreement for peace and reconciliation in 1991.A call for a redeployment has recently gained momentum as the communist North steps up missile tests with an aim to develop nuclear-tipped missiles capable of reach the U.S. mainland.Pyongyang has staged five nuclear tests between October 2006 and September 2016. Concerns are growing that it may stage

Sep 1, 2017
S. Korea not considering redeployment of US nuclear weapons: Cheong Wa Dae
  • US commander vows combat preparedness

F-35Bs, B-1Bs sent to S. Korea

A U.S. B-1B strategic bomber, top photo, and South Korean F-15K fighter jets drop bombs in a joint live-fire exercise in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, Thursday. YonhapTwo U.S. B-1B strategic bombers and four F-35B stealth fighters held a live-fire drill along with four South Korean F-15Ks on the last day of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint exercise. The ROK Air Force said the planes dropped MK-84, MK-82 and GBU-32 bombs at a firing range in Taebaek, Gangwon Province. “The B-1B heavy bombers came from Guam, while the F-35B jets were dispatched from Japan,” the Air Force said.The joint drill was designed to strike at North Korea’s key military facilities.

Sep 1, 2017
F-35Bs, B-1Bs sent to S. Korea

US to keep seeking diplomatic solution on N. Korean issues: Mattis

Defense Minister Song Young-Moo shakes hands with U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis ahead of their meeting at the Pentagon, Wednesday. / Yonhap Defense Minister Song meets US defense secretaryBy Jun Ji-hyeU.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said his country will keep seeking a diplomatic solution to resolve the threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Washington was ready to take diplomacy off the table.Mattis made the remarks during a  meeting with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo at the Pentagon, Wednesday.“We’re never out of diplomatic solutions,” Mattis told reporters. “We continue to work together, and the minister (Song) and I share a responsibility to provide for the protection of our nations, our populations and our interests.”The meeting took place after the Kim Jong-un regime launched what was presumed to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) over Japan, Tuesday, which traveled about 2,700 kilometers before landing in the

Aug 31, 2017
US to keep seeking diplomatic solution on N. Korean issues: Mattis
  • Why dialogue is only viable option for Trump

Gov't to ban 'housekeeping soldiers'

By Jun Ji-hyeThe government has decided to abolish a system in which conscripted soldiers are assigned to serve at commanders’ official residences in an effort to address concerns about human rights violations involving such staff, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Thursday.The decision came after a public uproar over allegations that Gen. Park Chan-ju, the former commander of the Army’s 2nd Operations Command, and his wife had long exploited soldiers assigned to serve at his official residence, treating them like slaves.“We will remove the potential cause of the problems by abolishing the assignment of soldiers to duties of taking care of the official residences of commanders,” Lee said.The government will reassign 122 soldiers serving at commanders’ official residences to combat units by October, he added.Park and his wife were accused of not only forcing soldiers to do the laundry, ironing, gardening and cleaning, but also ordering them to draw the blinds in the bedroom, or pick up trash such as toenails and dead skin cells from the sofa and living room

Aug 31, 2017

Allies discuss redeployment of nuclear weapons

By Kim Rahn Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States discussed the possible redeployment of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in the South to counter North Korea’s nuclear capability, government sources said Thursday.Defense Minister Song Young-moo raised this topic during a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.These weapons were removed from South Korea in 1991 by the George Bush administration after the two Koreas signed a joint declaration on the denuclearization of the peninsula.The defense chiefs also discussed ways to build up Seoul’s military power.This was in line with President Moon Jae-in’s pledge to enhance the nation’s self-defense capability.Song insisted the country be allowed to develop its own nuclear-powered submarine and revise missile guidelines to allow the South to use larger warheads.Song said nuclear submarines were the best at countering threats from North Korea’s submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM).Having the submarines was one of Moon’s electio

Aug 31, 2017
Allies discuss redeployment of nuclear weapons
  • Why dialogue is only viable option for Trump
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