Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2009 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- S. Korean Puppet Authorities' Moves to Participate in "PSI" Flailed KCNA 30 Mar 2009 -- South Korea recently disclosed its intention to fully participate in the PSI.
- All Eyes on Japan as North Korea Prepares for Missile Launch VOA 30 Mar 2009 -- Leaders in S Korea and the United States have all but dismissed the use of military means to interfere with N Korea's rocket launch.
- U.S., Korean Navies Plan on Close Cooperation Navy NewsStand 29 Mar 2009 -- In a fitting end to a military exercise in defending the Republic of Korea (ROK) against external aggression, a new maritime operational plan was signed March 20 shortly after allied "victory" was declared from the simulated conflict.
- S. Korea Warns North Against Firing Rocket VOA 26 Mar 2009 -- More international warnings and naval deployments are leading up to North Korea's planned launch of a long-range missile.
- Aim Sought by US in Relocating Its Forces Overseas Disclosed KCNA 24 Mar 2009 -- The US recently decided to transfer some of its Marines based in Okinawa to Guam.
- Helo Squadron Flies in Bilateral Exercise Navy NewsStand 24 Mar 2009 -- Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 participated in mine countermeasure exercises with the ROK Navy.
- Exercise in Korea Strengthens Seabee Skill Sets Navy NewsStand 24 Mar 2009 -- US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 deployed to Chinhae, Republic of Korea during Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle.
- U.S. Commander for Korea Calls Alliance Lynchpin for Stability AFPS 19 Mar 2009 -- Commander of US Forces Korea: US-South Korea alliance has turned into a lynchpin for stability in Northeast Asia.
- Punishment of War Maniacs by Arms Urged KCNA 18 Mar 2009 -- US and the S Korean forces are staging war exercises across south Korea to mount a surprise preemptive attack on the DPRK.
- South Korea Warns of Action if North Blocks Border Again VOA 18 Mar 2009 -- S Korea warned that it would respond with decisive action if Pyongyang once again blocked access to a joint factory park in N Korea.
- Key Resolve and Foal Eagle Joint War Maneuvers in Their Height KCNA 17 Mar 2009 -- The Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises are in their height in the land, seas and air.
- S.Korean organizations demand fundamental changes in policy to North RIA Novosti 16 Mar 2009 -- South Korean opposition parties called on Monday for fundamental changes to the government's confrontational policy towards the North, a South Korean newspaper reported.
- Japanese, South Korean Envoys Meet Ahead of Anticipated N. Korea Rocket Test VOA 16 Mar 2009 -- South Koreans and Japanese envoys to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program have met in Tokyo. The negotiations remain deadlocked and North Korea is expected to test-fire a long-range missile in the coming weeks.
- Japan, South Korea Warn North's Launch Will Have Consequences VOA 13 Mar 2009 -- Japan and South Korea will seek high-level action at the UN to punish N Korea if it proceeds with long-range rocket launch.
- South Korea sends letter to North calling for calm RIA Novosti 11 Mar 2009 -- S Korea called upon the North to defuse tensions, in a letter sent to the country's titular head of state, Kim Yong-nam.
- U.S., Korean troops train to rescue downed aviators Army News 10 Mar 2009 -- An F-16 is gunned down north of the Demilitarized Zone, and the pilot is forced to eject.
- 'Key Resolve' begins in Korea Army News 10 Mar 2009 -- Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2009 began Monday and will continue through March 20 across the Republic of Korea.
- North Korea Reopens Border to South VOA 10 Mar 2009 -- Recently heightened tensions between North and South Korea have eased in at least one way.
- UN Urges North Korea to Retract Plane Threat VOA 10 Mar 2009 -- UN aviation safety agency has called on North Korea to retract its threat against passenger planes flying near its airspace.
- North Korea Warns of War as US, S. Korean Drills Begin VOA 09 Mar 2009 -- Several-hundred S Koreans remain stranded in N Korea after the North's decision to cut a military hotline and seal its border to the South.
- KPA Supreme Command Orders All Its Servicepersons to Be Fully Combat Ready KCNA 09 Mar 2009 -- The Supreme Command of the KPA released report as regards the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises.
- North Korea puts armed forces on full combat readiness RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2009 -- North Korea has put its armed forces on full combat readiness and cut off the only direct hotline with South Korea's military.
- North Korea puts armed forces on full combat readiness RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2009 -- North Korea has put its armed forces on full combat readiness and cut off the only direct hotline with South Korea's military.
- U.S. Maintains Commitment to South Korean Security AFPS 06 Mar 2009 -- US will provide S Korea missile defense against a “very real threat” from North Korea.
- South Korea Diverts Flights After N. Korea's Warning VOA 06 Mar 2009 -- South Korea says North Korea must immediately withdraw an implicit threat it made this week to civilian airliners.
- North Korea unable to guarantee safety of South's civilian planes RIA Novosti 05 Mar 2009 -- North Korea cannot guarantee the safety of South Korean civilian aircraft during joint US-South Korean military exercises.
- War Exercises Go On in S. Korea KCNA 05 Mar 2009 -- The US and the south Koreans staging large-scale war exercises in various parts of south Korea.
- South Korean Official: North's Missile Launch 'Not Imminent' VOA 04 Mar 2009 -- S. Korea's new chief official on N. Korea policy: Missile launch analysts warning about unlikely to happen in the immediate future.
- U.S. to Stage Drill for Express Delivery of War Hardware in S. Korea KCNA 04 Mar 2009 -- US mull staging drill for the express delivery of war hardware, prior to the projected Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises.
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