Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
April 2014 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- Press Conference with President Obama and President Park of the Republic of Korea The White House 25 Apr 2014
- Background Briefing aboard Air Force One en route Seoul, Republic of Korea The White House 25 Apr 2014
- S Korea warns North against conducting nuclear test Iran Press TV 22 Apr 2014 -- South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se has strongly warned the North Korean government against conducting a new nuclear test.
- South Korea says North may be close to nuclear test VoR 22 Apr 2014 -- North Korea could well be preparing to carry out its fourth nuclear test, South Korea's Defense Ministry said Tuesday, citing a significant step up in activity at the North's main test site.
- South Korea: North Believed to be Preparing for 4th Nuclear Test VOA 21 Apr 2014 -- Speculation is growing that North Korea is planning to conduct an underground nuclear test to coincide with President Obama's visit to the peninsula this week.
- Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the Republic of Korea National Assembly's Ratification of a New Special Measures Agreement DoD 16 Apr 2014
- Joint Statement of the Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue DoD 16 Apr 2014 -- The Department of Defense and Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense held the 5th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) on April 15-16 in Washington, D.C.
- South Korea: Evidence of Drones Points to North Korea VOA 11 Apr 2014 -- A South Korean investigation has pointed to North Korea as the likely culprit behind unmanned spy drones that recently violated its airspace. Analysts say the drones are a concern but do not pose as big a security threat as North Korea's nuclear program, which Pyongyang vowed to step up with a "new form" of test.
- Drones were from N Korea - S Korea VoR 11 Apr 2014 -- South Korea's defence ministry said Friday it was convinced that three crashed drones recovered in recent weeks were of North Korean origin. Wreckage of the rudimentary drones was found in three different places, including Baengnyeong island near the rivals' disputed sea border.
- S Korea, US launch largest joint air drill ever VoR 11 Apr 2014 -- South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest-ever joint air drill on Friday at a time of elevated military tensions with North Korea. The so-called 'Max Thunder' exercise, which is held twice a year, will last until April 25 and involve 103 aircraft and 1,400 service personnel, a South Korean air force spokesman said.
- Readout of Secretary Hagel's Call with Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-Jin DoD 10 Apr 2014
- South Korea, US to hold joint air drill Iran Press TV 10 Apr 2014 -- South Korea says it will hold its largest-ever joint air drill with the United States.
- S Korea, US to hold largest-ever joint air drill VoR 10 Apr 2014 -- South Korea's military said Thursday it would hold its largest-ever joint air drill with the United States as tensions mount over a series of threats from North Korea.
- S Korean president calls for tighter vigilance against North VoR 07 Apr 2014 -- South Korean President Park Geun-Hye called Monday for tighter vigilance against North Korea, days after its leader Kim Jong-Un warned of a "very grave situation" on the peninsula. At a meeting with top aides, Park noted North Korea had recently threatened a fresh nuclear test, test-fired missiles and lobbed artillery shells across the sea border. Three drones suspected to have flown from the North to scout South Korea's military facilities were also found in the South over the past month.
- North Korea slams missile test by South Iran Press TV 07 Apr 2014 -- North Korea has condemned a recent test-firing of a ballistic missile by South Korea, calling it a "grave provocation."
- N Korea calls South's missile test 'farce' VoR 06 Apr 2014 -- North Korea has slammed the South's recent ballistic missile test, calling it a 'farce' aimed at showing off Seoul's military strength in the face of threats from Pyongyang. Seoul said Friday it had successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile capable of carrying a one-ton payload up to 500 kilometers, suggesting it could hit any part of the North. The launch was carried out on March 23, just three days before the North test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles capable of striking Japan.
- S Korea finds third suspected N Korean drone - Yonhap VoR 06 Apr 2014 -- South Korea found the third suspected North Korean drone on a mountain on the east coast, officials said Sunday, in what could be the latest in a series of border incursions by North Korea's unmanned spy aircraft. A suspected North Korean drone is the third such discovery in South Korea in less than a month.
- Purpose of S. Korea's Delayed Opening to Public of Missile Test-fire Laid Bare KCNA 05 Apr 2014 -- The south Korean puppet forces conducted a ballistic missile test-fire in secrecy at the Anhung firing range in Thaean, South Chungchong Province on Mar. 23 and opened it to public more than ten days later.
- Koreas resume exchange of fire along maritime border Iran Press TV 01 Apr 2014 -- North and South Korean soldiers have resumed an exchange of fire after a lull along their disputed Yellow Sea maritime border.
- Unidentified Drone Found on South Korean Island VOA 01 Apr 2014 -- An unidentified drone has crashed on a South Korean island, near the disputed maritime border with North Korea - one day after the two sides exchanged artillery fire into the sea.
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