Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
May 2004 South Korea Special Weapons News
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- Overview of Inter-Korean Exchanges & Cooperation for May 2004 ROK Ministry of Unification
- JAPAN/SOKOR DISPUTE VOA 31 May 2004 -- A centuries-old territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea is again escalating. In recent weeks, Japanese ultra-nationalists have attempted to land on the tiny island group they call Takeshima. South Koreans, more recently, made the Japanese angry by placing a group of amateur radio operators on the rocky islets, known in Korean as Dokdo (or Tokdo).
- Results of the lst Inter-Korean General-level Military Talks ROK Ministry of Unification 28 May 2004
- South Korea's Relief Aid for the Victims of the Train Explosion in Ryongchon ROK Ministry of Unification 27 May 2004
- North-South Contacts Made KCNA 26 May 2004 -- Contacts between Red Cross organizations of the north and the south were made at Mt. Kumgang Resort on May 24 and 25.
- KOREAS / MILITARY TALKS VOA 26 May 2004 -- Senior military officers from North and South Korea have met to reduce tensions along their disputed maritime border. Working-level talks continued after the generals and admirals met in the morning.
- South Korea's Relief Aid for the Victims of the Train Explosion in Ryongchon ROK Ministry of Unification 21 May 2004
- South Korea's Relief Aid for the Victims of the Train Explosion in Ryongchon ROK Ministry of Unification 18 May 2004
- Withdrawal of Decision on Troop Dispatch to Iraq Urged KCNA 18 May 2004 -- Barbarous and nasty manhandling of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. imperialist aggression troops are being disclosed in an unbroken chain these days, creating quite a stir in the international community.
- South Korea's Relief Aid for the Victims of the Train Explosion in Ryongchon ROK Ministry of Unification 17 May 2004
- SOKOR / U-S TROOPS VOA 17 May 2004 -- South Korean officials say they have been notified by the United States that the Pentagon plans to redeploy some of its troops on the Korean peninsula to Iraq.
- SOUTH KOREA / ROH VOA 15 May 2004 -- On his first full day back on the job after a court overturned his impeachment, South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun pledged to revive the country's sluggish economy, apologized for the impeachment crisis and sounded a conciliatory note to his political opponents.
- Constitutional Court reinstates president Korea-net 14 May 2004 -- President Roh Moo-hyun regained control of the nation on Friday (May 14) as the Constitutional Court overrode his opposition-driven impeachment, clearing the way for him to push forward with his shelved reform agenda.
- Roh regains duty as the chief executive Korea-net 14 May 2004 -- President Roh Moo-hyun resumed his official duties on Friday (May 14) by discussing pending issues with Prime Minister Goh Kun and senior presidential secretaries immediately after the Constitutional Court reversed his impeachment.
- Tanks Moving Exercise Announced in S. Korea KCNA 13 May 2004 -- The Metropolitan Defence Command of the south Korean army announced Monday that it would conduct tanks moving exercise in West Gate and Unphyong Districts, Seoul, and in Kwachon, Kyonggi Province on May 11, 14 and 15, according to the south Korean MBC.
- Summary Briefing on the 14th Inter-Korean Ministerial Meeting ROK Ministry of Unification 11 May 2004
- South Korea's Relief Aid for the Victims of the Train Explosion in Ryongchon ROK Ministry of Unification 11 May 2004
- South, North Korea Agree to Hold Military Talks Government Information Agency 08 May 2004 -- South and North Korea agreed to hold general-grade-officer level military talks as early as this month at the 14th inter-Korean ministerial talks. The talks wrapped up a four-day session on Friday (May 7) in Pyongyang.
- Summary Briefing on the 14th inter-Korean Ministerial Talks ROK Ministry of Unification 08 May 2004
- 14th Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks Close KCNA 08 May 2004 -- The 14th inter-Korean ministerial talks closed Friday.
- Joint Press Release on the 14th Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks ROK Ministry of Unification 07 May 2004
- KOREAS / TALKS VOA 07 May 2004 -- In what some are calling a dramatic development, North and South Korea have agreed to hold high level defense talks.
- Koreas agree to discuss easing military tensions Korea-net 07 May 2004 -- After four days of deadlocked meetings, South and North Korea finally agreed on Friday(May 7) to hold cross-border high-level defense talks, which may work toward easing military tensions on the severed peninsula.
- Ballistic Missile Defense in Korea to be Strengthened US Forces Korea 06 May 2004 -- Earlier this week Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, was informed by the Secretary of the Army that additional Patriot assets will be stationed in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to augment the ballistic missile defense capabilities already in the region.
- South Korea's Relief Aid for the Victims of the Train Explosion in Ryongchon (As of May 5) ROK Ministry of Unification 06 May 2004
- 14th Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks Open KCNA 06 May 2004 -- The 14th north-south ministerial talks were opened here today.
- KOREA/TALKS VOA 04 May 2004 -- There is a flurry of diplomatic activity under way concerning North Korea. Two sets of talks are taking place between North Korean and its neighbors.
- South Korea's Relief Aid for the Victims of the Train Explosion in Ryongchon (As of April 30) ROK Ministry of Unification 03 May 2004
