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Rotational US asset deployment to help deter N. Korea threats

Rotational deployment of U.S. strategic assets could play a greater deterrence against growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, the defense ministry said Monday."If U.S. strategic assets are deployed permanently in South Korea, it, in principle, will be of a great help in terms of extended deterrence against the North's provocations," Moon Sang-gyun, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, said in a regular briefing.The U.S. has temporarily sent strategic assets, such as nuclear-capable B-52 and B-1B bombers, to South Korea this year in a show of force following the North's two nuclear tests and a series of missile launches. However, perceptions have grown among South Koreans that such one-off missions are not enough.At the Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) held in Washington last week, the allies' defense chiefs discussed many options, including permanent deployment of U.S. strategic assets on a rotational basis, to provide extended deterrence to Washington's key Asian ally."Extended deterrence" refers to the commitment to use nuclear weapons, if the need aris

Oct 24, 2016

Senior US diplomat handling THAAD to visit S. Korea this week

A senior U.S. diplomat handling missile defense issues, including THAAD, will visit South Korea later this week, the State Department said.Frank Rose, assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance, will be in Seoul on Friday and Saturday for meetings with officials of South Korea's government and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to "discuss arms control, international security and strategic stability," the department said in a statement.The department did not elaborate, but his meetings are sure to touch on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) issue.South Korea and the U.S. decided in July to deploy a THAAD battery in the South, where some 28,500 American troops are stationed, to better defend against growing missile and nuclear threats from North Korea.China has vehemently protested the decision, arguing the system, especially its powerful X-band radar, would hurt its security interests, despite repeated assurances from Washington and Seoul that the system is designed only to defend against North Korean threats.In last week's high-level alliance talks

Oct 24, 2016

N. Korea fails to launch Musudan missile

By Yi Whan-wooNorth Korea presumably fired a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) but the launch failed, the Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) said Sunday.“The missile exploded soon after its liftoff near an airbase in Kusong, North Pyongan Province at around 12:33 p.m., Saturday,” the JCS said.The U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) also said in a separate announcement that the launch was unsuccessful.If confirmed, this will be the Kim Jong-un regime’s first test of a Musudan missile since June 22. It successfully fired one of the two Musudan missiles in back-to-back attempts then, advancing its IRBM technology against the U.S. and its allies.The Musudan has a range of 3,500 kilometers, which is enough to strike U.S. military bases in Guam.Citing the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the USSTRATCOM said the launch, Saturday, did not pose a threat to North America.The Pentagon still condemned Pyongyang, pointing out that its use of ballistic missile technologies is in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.“Our commitment to the

Oct 16, 2016
N. Korea fails to launch Musudan missile

영상 대한민국 하늘을 지키는 F-15K의 비행

동아시아 최강의 전투기 F-15K의 비행 영상이 네티즌들 사이에서 화제가 되고 있다. 동영상 공유 사이트 유튜브에 게재된 이 영상은 최대속도 마하 2.5, 전투행동반경 1800KM인 전투기 슬램 이글의 비행 영상이 담겼다. 영상 제작자에 따르면 F-15K는 악천후에서도 한반도 전역에서 작전 수행이 가능하며 중국의 SU-30MKK나 일본의 F-2, F-15J를 뛰어넘는 기술을 보유하고 있다고 한다. 또한, 위성 위치확인 시스템(GPS), 유도 미사일(JDAM), 지하벙커 공격용의 벙커 버스터 GBU-28, 최신 공대공 미사일 AIM-9 X 등을 포함하고 있다. 디지털뉴스부@

Oct 16, 2016
[영상] 대한민국 하늘을 지키는 F-15K의 비행

S. Korea stays firm on denuclearization: foreign ministry

South Korea remains firm on its support for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the foreign ministry said Friday, affirming it is not pushing to bring in tactical nuclear weapons from the United States to counter growing threats from North Korea."Our stance on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula remains unchanged," Cho June-hyuck, foreign ministry spokesman, told a regular press briefing in Seoul.Cho made the remark in response to a question on whether South Korea and the United States will discuss deploying tactical nuclear arms on the southern part of the peninsula during the meeting of the bilateral foreign and defense ministers set to take place in Washington next week."Both are expected to talk a lot about (Washington's) extended deterrence during the meeting," he said, referring to the U.S.' commitment to mobilize all military assets, including nuclear weapons, to defend its allies in crisis.In the face of the North's continued military provocations and worries that it is close to weaponizing its nuclear devices, some are raising the need for South Korea to arm itsel

Oct 14, 2016

S. Korea should beef up missile defense capabilities before THAAD deployment: military chief

South Korea's military chief stressed the need to strengthen the country's missile defense capabilities to counter North Korea's missile threats before a U.S. anti-missile system is to be deployed on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's military said Friday.Gen. Lee Sun-jin, chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), made the remarks during Seoul and Washington's Military Committee Meeting (MCM) held in Washington on Thursday with his counterpart, Gen. Joseph Dunford, it said."The generals agreed to continuously develop effective response measures in order to deter, and if necessary, respond to additional provocations from North Korea," the JCS statement said.Lee stressed that Seoul and Washington will continue proactive and practical cooperation to deter North Korea's nuclear and missile threats including the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) on South Korean soil.The two countries agreed in July to station an anti-missile defense system by late 2017 as Pyongyang is moving forward with its weapons of mass destruction program. In 2016 alone, the reclus

Oct 14, 2016

S. Korean, US military chiefs agree to develop effective response measures against N.Korea threats

The military chiefs of South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to develop "effective response measures" in order to deter and counter additional provocations from North Korea, the Pentagon said.Gen. Lee Sun-jin, chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Joseph Dunford, reached the agreement at their annual Military Committee Meeting (MCM) in Washington, denouncing Pyongyang's nuclear and missile provocations, the Pentagon said in a statement."The generals agreed to continuously develop effective response measures in order to deter, and if necessary, respond to additional provocation from North Korea," the statement said.Dunford affirmed that despite the nuclear and missile threat from the North, the Korea-U.S. alliance will "continue to grow firmer and stronger, and the U.S. will continue its ironclad commitment to the defense of the Korean Peninsula," the statement said.Lee stressed that the South and U.S. will continue its proactive cooperation, including establishment of a practical collaboration system and deployment of the THAAD mi

Oct 14, 2016

USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group to make port call in Busan Sunday

The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) will make a port call at South Korea's No. 1 port after finishing a joint naval exercise with South Korean forces, U.S. Naval Forces Korea said Friday.The ships are expected to reach Busan on Sunday after the six-day "Invincible Spirit" maritime maneuvers ends the day before, it said.The latest drill is noteworthy because the allies have applied the concept of "Korea Massive Punishment & Retaliation" (KMPR) to improve striking capabilities of ship-to-ground missiles on top of the usual anti-ship and anti-air exercises, Seoul's defense ministry said.The KMPR operational concept is aimed at decimating parts of Pyongyang, and envisions launching pre-emptive attacks on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the communist regime's military leadership if signs of imminent use of nuclear weapons are detected."While in port, Ronald Reagan CSG personnel will have the opportunity to visit and engage with their South Korean Navy partners and conduct a cultural exchange with local people," the U.S. naval command said in a statement.A military spo

Oct 14, 2016

S. Korean, US JCS chairmen pay joint visit to Korean War memorial

The military chiefs of South Korea and the United States paid a joint visit to the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington on Thursday.Gen. Lee Sun-jin, chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Joseph Dunford, made the visit ahead of their annual Military Committee Meeting (MCM) set for later Thursday.It was the first time the JCS chairmen of the two countries paid a joint visit to the memorial, an official said."Your sacrifices 66 years ago helped the Republic of Korea become what it is today," Lee said of the 1950-53 Korean War in which the U.S. fought alongside the South. "We will overcome North Korea's nuclear and missile threats with the strength of the Korea-U.S. alliance forged in your blood and sweat."During the visit, Lee handed Dunford an "Ambassador For Peace" medal to be awarded to Dunford's father, Joseph F. Dunford Sr., a Korean War veteran who as a young Marine participated in the landmark landing operation in the western port of Incheon that turned the tide during the war.Lee, who has been on a visit to the U.S. since Tuesday,

Oct 14, 2016

Military expanding special forces capability to strike key N.K. facilities, leadership

South Korea's military said Tuesday it will greatly expand the capabilities of its special forces to strike key North Korean command facilities and its leadership in the event of a crisis.In a parliamentary audit, the Army said it is striving to be ready to carry out independent special operations against the North's provocations, with a plan to secure hardware, such as the latest MH-47 series choppers, compact satellite links and advanced small arms."The Army is seeking to have a special operations unit capable of infiltrating (enemy territory), completing its given mission and coming back in one piece," Army Chief of Staff Jang Jun-kyu said during the audit held in the Army's Kyeryongdae military headquarters near Daejeon, 164 kilometers south of Seoul. The MH-47 series helicopter under consideration for deployment in the Army are variants of the battle-tested Chinook choppers operated by the South Korean and U.S. military that are specially designed for special operations. The helicopters equipped with airborne refueling equipment and a radar system that can detect topography

Oct 12, 2016
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