Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
January 2013 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea Defense Trilateral Talks Joint Statement DoD 31 Jan 2013
- South Korean Satellite Makes First Contact with Ground RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2013 -- outh Korea’s scientific satellite made its first contact with a ground station.
- S. Koreans Plan to Stage Combined Military Drills KCNA 31 Jan 2013 -- The 20th Motorized Infantry Division of the south Korean army announced on Jan. 30 that it would stage combined military drills in the areas of Ryoju and Yangphyong, Kyonggi Province.
- South Korea Makes First Successful Space Launch VOA 30 Jan 2013 -- South Korea for the first time has successfully sent a satellite into space from its own soil.
- S.Korea Puts First Satellite in Orbit RIA Novosti 30 Jan 2013 -- South Korea’s KSLV-1 carrier rocket placed a research satellite into its designated orbit on Wednesday, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute reported, putting Seoul into the club of space powers.
- KCNA Commentary on US, S. Korea's Military Drills KCNA 30 Jan 2013 -- The U.S. and the south Koreans have staged exercises from the outset of the year.
- N. Korea Threatens to Retaliate Against South Over UN Sanctions VOA 25 Jan 2013 -- North Korea has threatened 'strong physical countermeasures' against South Korea if Seoul directly takes part in a new U.N. resolution tightening sanctions against Pyongyang for pursuing nuclear weapons.
- S. Koreans Plan to Stage Field Tactical Drills KCNA 25 Jan 2013 -- The First Division of the south Korean army announced it would start field tactical drills in different places of Phaju, Kyonggi Province on Jan. 28.
- Minju Joson on ROK Military Maneuvers KCNA 20 Jan 2013 -- The 7th Artillery Brigade of the south Korean ground force staged a joint drill in cold winter at the drill ground in Ryonchon County, Kyonggi Province together with the an artillery battalion of the Second Division of the US forces in south Korea from Jan. 15 to 17.
- S. Koreans Plan to Stage Field Tactical Drill in Forefront Area KCNA 20 Jan 2013 -- The 72nd Division of the south Korean army announced that it would stage a field tactical drill in Koyang, Phaju and Yangju, Kyonggi Province from Jan. 21.
- S. Koreans Plan to Stage Drill KCNA 19 Jan 2013 -- The 8th Corps of the south Korean army announced it would stage a drill in Ryongdong, south Korean Kangwon Province from Jan. 21.
- US Presses for Sanctions Against North Korea VOA 16 Jan 2013 -- A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is pushing hard for tough international sanctions against North Korea following its successful long-range rocket launch last month.
- S. Korea Plan to Stage Maneuvers in Frontline Areas KCNA 16 Jan 2013 -- The 25th Division of the south Korean army on Jan. 14 announced it would stage a field tactical drill in Yangju, Phaju and Ryonchon, Kyonggi Province.
- US Delegation in Seoul for Security Talks VOA 15 Jan 2013 -- A high-level U.S. delegation arrived Tuesday in South Korea for talks on issues including regional security and North Korea.
- S. Koreans Plan to Stage Field Mobile Drill KCNA 14 Jan 2013 -- The 30th Division of the south Korean ground force announced that it would stage field mobile drill in Koyang and Phaju, Kyonggi Province.
- Japan, South Korea Move to Ease Tensions VOA 04 Jan 2013 -- South Korea's president-elect on Friday met with a special envoy sent by Japan's prime minister. The meeting is seen as an initial move by the incoming leaders in both countries to try to ease the strained bilateral relationship.
- S. Korea Dismisses North's Call for Reduced Tensions VOA 02 Jan 2013 -- South Korea has dismissed a New Year's Day speech by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling for reduced tensions with Seoul.
- North Korean Leader Makes Rare TV Speech RIA Novosti 01 Jan 2013 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for reconciliation with the South and said his country would strive to raise living standards, in the first New Year TV address by a North Korean head of state for 19 years on Tuesday.
- N. Korea's Kim Calls for More Weapons, End to Confrontation VOA 01 Jan 2013 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has used a New Year speech to call for the development of more advanced weapons, as well as an 'end to confrontation' on the Korean peninsula.
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