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Fri, October 20, 2017 | 12:21

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S. Korea vows strong military retaliation against N. Korea over possible attack on US

South Korea's military warned Thursday that North Korea will pay a harsh price for an attack on the South or its ally the United States. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) issued the strongly worded message in response to the North's continued war rhetoric, including a threat to fire ballistic missiles toward Guam. Should the North ignore the warning and provoke, it will face "the allies' strong and resolute retaliation," Army Col. Roh Jae-cheon, the JCS spokesman, said in a statement.

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-10 11:41

Moon to hold emergency meeting over N. Korean missile threats

B-1B bombers conduct drill over S. Korea again

The military said Wednesday that two U.S. B-1B Lancer strategic bombers conducted a bombing drill over South Korea, Tuesday. This is the latest U.S. show of force in the region following North Korea’s series of ballistic missile tests last month. The U.S also deployed the B-1B bombers on July 30 and August 8 in response to North Korea’s two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests.

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-09 16:37

Air Force chief to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff

President Moon Jae-in nominated Air Force Chief of Staff Jeong Kyeong-doo to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in a military leadership reshuffle, Tuesday. If Jeong gets National Assembly confirmation, he will be the first Air Force general to become the JCS chairman in 23 years. The position has been mostly dominated by the Army. President Moon also promoted six lieutenan...

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-08 17:49

Soldiers worked like slaves for Gen. Park, his wife

New allegations are surfacing day by day about how conscript soldiers were exploited by Park Chan-ju, the disgraced commander of the Army’s 2nd Operations Command, and his wife at the couple’s residence. To call out the soldiers anytime, Park’s wife, surnamed Jeon, made the soldiers wear an “electronic bracelet” with an alarm function. They were ordered to do various housewor...

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-08 17:03

Missile guidelines talks begin

South Korea and the United States have begun their talks on revising Seoul’s missile development guidelines so it can have more powerful missiles. The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed Monday it was discussing with its South Korean counterpart the latter’s proposal for a revision to better deter Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile threats.

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-08 16:33

Air Force chief tapped to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff in generals shakeup

President Moon Jae-in named Air Force Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Tuesday in a major reshuffle of the military leadership that also affected six other general-grade posts. The nomination of Jeong, the Air Force chief of staff, is viewed as reflecting the president's resolve to reform the nation's 625,000-strong armed forces, long dominated...

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-08 11:30

[INTERVIEW] Seoul should push for THAAD deployment

South Korea should push ahead with the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery here in the face of China’s strong opposition, according to a former U.S. special envoy to the six-party talks with North Korea. “Deploying THAAD is necessary, especially given North Korea’s numerous missile launches, all in violation of U.N. resolutions prohibiting such...

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-07 18:16

Defense minister tackles abuse of conscripts

Defense Minister Song Young-moo convened an emergency meeting of top commanders, Monday, to address concerns about human rights violations involving conscripts. The meeting was held amid a public uproar over the allegations that Gen. Park Chan-ju, the commander of the Army’s 2nd Operations Command, and his wife had long exploited and disrespected soldiers assigned to serve at...

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-07 18:07

Nation completes development of artillery location radar

South Korea has completed development of its own counter-artillery location radar that will help the military better track and strike enemy artillery batteries, the state-run arms procurement agency said Thursday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the domestic development project begun in November 2011 by defense company LIG Nex1 was officially completed July 28.

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-03 15:59

Ministry under fire for keeping THAAD environmental study secret

The Ministry of National Defense is facing criticism from the opposition parties for having kept secret the outcome of its environmental impact study that showed a U.S. anti-missile system deployed here emits no electromagnetic waves. Opposition lawmakers claim the ministry deliberately kept silent about the outcome considering President Moon Jae-in’s position to conduct a mo...

Defense Affairs | 2017-08-02 17:02

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