ACCESSION NUMBER:325361
FILE ID:POL405
DATE:02/03/94
TITLE:DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 (02/03/94)
TEXT:*94020305.POL
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3
NEWS BRIEFING: Deputy spokesman Dennis Boxx discussed the following topics:
NO DECISION MADE YET ON PATRIOTS OR TEAM SPIRIT EXERCISE
No decision has been made yet on whether to send U.S. Patriot anti-missile
defense systems to the Republic of Korea or cancel the U.S.-South Korean
Team Spirit military exercise, Boxx said.
He said the United States continues "to look favorably" on the idea of
Patriots for South Korea. Discussions are underway with South Korean
officials, Boxx said, but he noted that he could not provide any timetable
for Patriot deployment.
The deputy spokesman said the Patriots, which were requested by the U.S.
theater commander, are "purely defensive in nature" and should not be seen
as provocative.
He said U.S. officials will continue to encourage North Korea to work with
the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure "the continuity of
safeguards."
Asked about comments by North Korean officials in recent days criticizing
the Patriot plan as well as the scheduled exercise, Boxx said, "we hear
rhetoric often from North Korea."
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