Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
December 2009 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- S. Korean Supporters Praise US Activist Detained in North Korea VOA 30 Dec 2009 -- Scores of South Koreans rallied Seoul in support of human rights activist Robert Park, a Korean-American who crossed into North Korea on his own from China last week.
- S.Korea signs $20bln deal to build nuclear power plants in UAE RIA Novosti 27 Dec 2009 -- South Korea has signed a $20 billion agreement with the United Arab Emirates on building four nuclear power plants in the oil-rich Middle East country, the news agency Yonhap reported on Sunday.
- 7 North Koreans Sail to South Korea VOA 22 Dec 2009 -- A small group of North Koreans has reportedly made a sea crossing to South Korea, just a day after the North declared it would turn the disputed maritime region into a "firing zone."
- Hackers Steal US-South Korea Military Secrets VOA 18 Dec 2009 -- S. Korea's military: Computer hackers who may be from N. Korea have gained access to a secret plan to defend the peninsula if war breaks out.
- 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade conducts combined training exercise with Republic of Korea Army forces Army News 17 Dec 2009 -- The 3rd Republic of Korea Army conducted a combined training exercise with the 2-2nd Aviation, 3-2nd Aviation, and the 4-2nd Aviation.
- S. Korea Military in West Sea KCNA 17 Dec 2009 -- Forces of the south Korean army in waters of the West Sea on the extension of the frontline on Dec. 17.
- US-S. Korea Joint Air Exercise KCNA 16 Dec 2009 -- US forces and the south Korean army kicked off exercise codenamed Ssangmae on Dec. 16.
- U.S.-South Korean Alliance Gains Strength AFPS 15 Dec 2009 -- With a handover of the security lead looming on the horizon, the US-ROK security alliance has grown tighter this year in the wake of provocations by N. Korea.
- U.S. Army officials meet to discuss 8th Army transformation Army News 15 Dec 2009 -- US Army officials met to discuss the 8th U.S. Army's role in the most significant transformation in the 60-year history of the Republic of Korea-United States Alliance.
- South Korea on Track to Assume Defense Lead AFPS 14 Dec 2009 -- South Korea’s military is on track to assume the lead for its nation’s defense as scheduled a little more than two years from now.
- S. Korea-US Combined Air Assault Exercise under Fire KCNA 10 Dec 2009 -- South Korean MBC reported that the U.S. imperialists and the south Korean puppet armed forces would kick off a "combined air assault exercise" in the areas of Ryoju, Kyonggi Province, and Hongchon, south Korean Kangwon Province on December 8.
- North Korea Confirms Swine Flu Infections, South Vows Speedy Aid VOA 09 Dec 2009 -- North Korea has confirmed for the first time that it has found cases of the H1N1 flu virus. South Korea is treating the issue as a matter above politics, saying it is ready to send unconditional aid to help fight the outbreak.
- U.S. envoy makes stopover in S. Korea prior to Pyongyang visit RIA Novosti 07 Dec 2009 -- Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy to North Korea, has arrived in Seoul to engage in consultations with South Korean officials prior to his highly-anticipated visit to North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported.
- US Diplomat Arrives in Seoul Ahead of Talks in Pyongyang VOA 07 Dec 2009 -- Washington's special representative to North Korea has arrived in the South Korean capital ahead of talks in Pyongyang. The envoy will try to bring the Kim Jong Il government back to six-nation talks on giving up its nuclear weapons, which North Korea abandoned.
- US Envoy in South Korea on Way to Pyongyang VOA 06 Dec 2009 -- The U.S. special representative for North Korea policy arrived in South Korea Sunday on his way to Pyongyang to try to persuade the communist country to return to nuclear disarmament talks.
- Blast at South Korean military facility kills one, injures five RIA Novosti 03 Dec 2009 -- At least one person was killed and five others injured in an explosion at a military facility near South Korean capital, Seoul.
- S. Korea Accused of Deteriorating Inter-Korean Relations KCNA 02 Dec 2009 -- The south Korean authorities were reported to have become one of the co-sponsors of what they called "resolution on human rights issue in north Korea," cooperating with unsavory forces in their plots to do harm to the DPRK at the recent session of the UN General Assembly.
- S. Korean Troops Hold Maneuvers for Aggression against North KCNA 02 Dec 2009 -- South Korean army staging maneuversin the area along the forefront.
- Raytheon Awarded $17 Million To Upgrade South Korea's Patriot Systems Raytheon 01 Dec 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $17.2 million Foreign Military Sales contract modification to deliver capability upgrades for South Korea's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System.
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