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February 2017 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- Readout of Secretary Mattis' Call with ROK Minister of National Defense Han Min-Koo DoD 28 Feb 2017
- S.Korean government signs land swap deal with Lotte for THAAD despite oppositions People's Daily 28 Feb 2017 -- South Korea's Defense Ministry on Tuesday signed a land swap deal with Lotte Group for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) despite strong oppositions at home and abroad.
- S.Korea's Lotte decides to offer golf course for THAAD deployment People's Daily 28 Feb 2017 -- Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate, decided Monday to offer its golf course to be used as a site for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).
- Lotte's land offer for THAAD may become nightmare for business People's Daily 28 Feb 2017 -- Lotte Group, South Korea's biggest operator of department stores and duty free shops, decided Monday to offer land for the US missile shield deployment, endangering its operation both in China and South Korea.
- South Koreans sue Defense Ministry over THAAD Press TV 28 Feb 2017 -- The South Korean people residing near a golf course turned over to the country's military by a major retail company to host a controversial US missile system have sued the Defense Ministry.
- THAAD to Serve as S Korean Self-Defense Against Pyongyang's Threats Sputnik 28 Feb 2017 -- South Korean Foreign Ministry said that Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-ballistic missile system that will be installed in South Korea will serve to defend the country against North Korea's nuclear threats.
- South Korea Urges UN to Refer DPRK Leaders to ICC VOA 28 Feb 2017 -- South Korea is using the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam to call again for the United Nations to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity.
- Heir to South Korea's Samsung Group Charged in Corruption Scandal VOA 28 Feb 2017 -- The billionaire heir to South Korea's Samsung corporate conglomerate was indicted Tuesday on bribery, embezzlement and other charges in the corruption scandal that has imperiled the government of President Park Geun-hye.
- South Korean prosecutors indict five executives with Samsung Press TV 28 Feb 2017 -- South Korea's special prosecutor's office has indicted Samsung Group chief and four other executives with the company for bribery and embezzlement at the end of a probe into a scandal involving President Park Geun-hye.
- US, South Korea liable for consequences of THAAD deployment: China Press TV 27 Feb 2017 -- China says the United States and South Korea are totally responsible for "any consequences" of their decision to deploy the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system on the Korean Peninsula, warning that Beijing will "resolutely" adopt due measures to protect its own "security interests."
- Lotte Group Approves Land Swap for THAAD Installation - Defense Ministry Sputnik 27 Feb 2017 -- South Korea's Lotte Group agreed to a planned exchange of land with the military for the installation of Washington's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system, the country's Defense Ministry said Monday.
- South Korea wraps up final hearing in president's trial Press TV 27 Feb 2017 -- South Korea's Constitutional Court has wrapped up the final hearing in President Park Geun-hye's trial for a graft scandal, as her supporters gathered in front of the court to demand her reinstatement.
- South Korea Impeachment Drama Enters Final Act VOA 27 Feb 2017 -- The impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye entered its final phase Monday as the Constitutional Court held its last hearing, and as Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn refused to extend the independent counsel probe in the corruption scandal.
- THAAD missile system to be set up in S Korea in June at earliest: Seoul Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- The US Terminal-High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system will be installed in South Korea no sooner than June, Seoul has announced.
- US May Deploy THAAD System in South Korea in June Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- The United States is likely to deploy its Terminal-High Altitude Area Defense anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea in June, local media said Sunday.
- S Korean Foreign Minister to Raise Issue of N Korea's Chemical Weapons - Reports Sputnik 26 Feb 2017 -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will raise the issues of North Korea's chemical weapons and human rights abuses during the UN Human Rights Council's session and the Disarmament Conference in Geneva, media reported Sunday.
- S Korea to Get Tough on North's Biochemical Weapons in Talks With US, Japan Sputnik 25 Feb 2017 -- South Korea will take a hard line on North Korea for illegally storing biological and chemical weapons, at the upcoming talks with the United States and Japan, South Korean officials told local media Saturday after a highly toxic liquid was confirmed to have killed the half-brother of the North Korean leader.
- China strongly opposes ROK's deployment of THAAD People's Daily 24 Feb 2017 -- China's military on Thursday voiced strong objections to the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).
- THAAD deployment in S.Korea depends on land swap contract with Lotte: defense ministry People's Daily 24 Feb 2017 -- The timing of the U.S. missile shield deployment in South Korean soil will depend on a land swap contract with Lotte Group, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday.
- South Korea Pledges $530Mln to Counter N Korea's Missile Threat Sputnik 24 Feb 2017 -- South Korea approved a package worth $530 million to step up defense fortifications against North Korea, the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said on Friday.
- 'Rubbish': Pyongyang Slams S Korean FM for Criticism of North's Nuclear Program Sputnik 24 Feb 2017 -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se's words on the urgency of the nuclear issue in North Korea were "rubbish," the North's Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea said Friday in a statement.
- South Korea Condemns Use of Chemical Weapon in Kim Jong Nam's Murder Sputnik 24 Feb 2017 -- Seoul expressed criticism over a VX nerve agent, a highly toxic liquid, used to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother Kim Jong Nam, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Friday,
- Seoul Accuses Kim Jong-un via Loudspeakers of Plotting Half-Brother's Killing Sputnik 22 Feb 2017 -- South Korean military informed the North Korean population that it was their state's leader Kim Jong-un who masterminded the murder of his half-brother Kim Jong-nam, broadcasting it through loudspeakers near the border line, Yonhap reported Wednesday, citing a South Korean military official.
- S. Korea expects exchange of military land for THAAD site this month People's Daily 20 Feb 2017 -- South Korea's defense ministry on Monday expected the exchange of military land for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) site within this month, meaning the resumption of procedure to deploy the THAAD battery on South Korean soil by the end of this year.
- China reiterates opposition to THAAD deployment in S. Korea People's Daily 19 Feb 2017 -- China on Saturday voiced its opposition to the U.S. deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), a high-end U.S. missile defense system, in the Republic of Korea (ROK), urging respect from the ROK.
- South Korea Participates in Military Exercise in Thailand Sputnik 19 Feb 2017 -- South Korea has joined the annual Cobra Gold maritime military exercise in Thailand, local media reported on Sunday, citing a Marine Corps official.
- U.S.-ROK-Japan Foreign Ministerial Joint Statement on the Situation in North Korea US Dept. of State 16 Feb 2017
- North Korea's Missile Prep Time 'Effectively Nullifies' South's Defenses Sputnik 14 Feb 2017 -- North Korea's missile technology tested over the weekend has rendered South Korea's domestic missile defense systems nearly obsolete, South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said as cited by local media Tuesday.
- S. Korea denounces DPRK's test-launch of ballistic missile People's Daily 12 Feb 2017 -- South Korea denounced the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s test-launch of a ballistic missile on Sunday, the first since U.S. President Donald Trump took office last month.
- South Korea Working on Appropriate Response to North's Missile Test Sputnik 12 Feb 2017 -- South Korea is working together with other countries to determine what punitive actions will be an appropriate response to Pyongyang's new missile launch, the Korean acting president said Sunday.
- South Korea, Japan Consider Latest Missile Launch by North Provocation Sputnik 12 Feb 2017 -- Reaction of different countries on the latest North Korea's missile launch in the direction of the Sea of Japan.
- South Korean Military Says Pyongyang Likely Tested Musudan Missile, Not Rodong Sputnik 12 Feb 2017 -- North Korea is likely to have launched an intermediate-range Musudan missile during the Sunday missile test, and not the Rodong medium-range missile as it was previously assessed, South Korean military said.
- South Korea, Japan Consider Latest Missile Launch by North Provocation Sputnik 12 Feb 2017 -- Reaction of different countries on the latest North Korea's missile launch in the direction of the Sea of Japan.
- South Korea, U.S. Say North Fires Ballistic Missile Into Sea Of Japan RFE/RL 12 Feb 2017 -- U.S. and South Korean military officials say North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile early on February 12, with the United States, Seoul and Japan saying they are weighing all options to punish the rogue nation.
- North Korea fires ballistic missile: South Korea Press TV 12 Feb 2017 -- North Korea has reportedly fired a ballistic missile, triggering a sharp reaction from South Korea, which detected and reported the launch.
- Washington, Seoul Believe Pyongyang May Have 60 Nuke Warheads, Secret Facilities Sputnik 09 Feb 2017 -- South Korean and US intelligence agencies are reporting that North Korea has the ability to build up to 60 nuclear warheads, as the country has been secretly producing highly-enriched uranium (HEU) at higher levels than previously thought.
- Abductees Remain Casualties of Nuclear Stand-off with North Korea VOA 08 Feb 2017 -- Human rights and abductee advocacy groups say time is running out for many desperate and frustrated South Korean families seeking to resolve the fate of loved ones abducted by North Korea.
- Seoul Mulls Possibility to Take China to WTO Over THAAD Retaliation Measures Sputnik 07 Feb 2017 -- Seoul considers a possibility to send a case of Chinese unfair retaliation measures regarding South Korean businesses to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for arbitration, Yonhap reported Tuesday, citing an official.
- South Korean Military 'Eagerly' Agrees to Work With US Around-the-Clock Sputnik 05 Feb 2017 -- James Mattis and Han Min-goo, Defense Ministers of the United States and South Korea, both want their agencies to establish around-the-clock communication between their agencies as a way to strengthen the ties between the countries and against North Korea, media reported on Sunday.
- China reiterates opposition to deployment of THAAD People's Daily 04 Feb 2017 -- China on Friday reiterated its opposition to the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea, after the U.S. defense secretary reaffirmed the deployment in Seoul.
- Russia to take corresponding measures if South Korea deploys THAAD People's Daily 04 Feb 2017 -- Russia will take corresponding measures to ensure its national security if South Korea deploys the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, Alexander Timonin, Russian Ambassador to South Korea, said at a press conference on Friday in Seoul.
- Trump Defense Chief Assures Japan, S. Korea of US Commitment to Asia VOA 03 Feb 2017 -- U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said in Tokyo Friday the U.S. stands "firmly, 100 percent, shoulder to shoulder" with Japan.
- Mattis Emphasizes U.S. Commitment in Meetings With South Korean Leaders AFPS 03 Feb 2017 -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis emphasized the U.S. commitment to the Asia-Pacific region and its alliance with South Korea in separate meetings with South Korean leaders today, Pentagon spokesman Navy Cmdr. Gary Ross said.
- Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meetings with ROK Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-Se and Minister of National Defense Han Min-Koo DoD 03 Feb 2017
- Remarks by Secretary Mattis and Defense Minister Han in Seoul, Republic of Korea DoD 03 Feb 2017 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis; South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo
- US, South Korea agree to deploy THAAD this year: Seoul Press TV 03 Feb 2017 -- The US and South Korea have agreed to deploy an advanced American missile system on Korean territory this year, South Korea's Defense Ministry says.
- Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meetings with ROK Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn and ROK National Security Advisor Kim Kwan-Jin DoD 02 Feb 2017
- Pyongyang's 'Provocations' Reason for THAAD Deployment in S Korea - Pentagon Sputnik 02 Feb 2017 -- North Korea's provocative behavior is the only reason behind the US deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on the South Korean territory, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said Thursday on his first official overseas trip, reiterating that the defense of Seoul is the purpose of deployment.
- Mattis: US Committed to South Korea in Face of N. Korean 'Provocations' VOA 02 Feb 2017 -- U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said Thursday the Trump administration is committed to strengthening relations with South Korea in the face of what he called the "provocations" that country faces from North Korea.
- China Steps up Opposition to US Missile Defense System VOA 01 Feb 2017 -- China is stepping up its efforts to stop South Korea from deploying a U.S. missile defense system on its soil, turning up the pressure on the economic front, while warning of the impact on diplomatic relations if the system is put in place this year.
- Republic of Korea - AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles DSCA 01 Feb 2017 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles and related support. The estimated cost is $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on January 31, 2017.
- Republic of Korea - AGM-65G-2 Maverick Missiles DSCA 01 Feb 2017 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for AGM-65G-2 Maverick Missiles and related support. The estimated cost is $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on January 31, 2017.
- Ex-UN chief vows not to run for presidency in S.Korea People's Daily 01 Feb 2017 -- Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday vowed not to run for presidency in South Korea, his home country, during an unscheduled press briefing in the parliament.
- Ban abruptly ends presidential bid for South Korea Press TV 01 Feb 2017 -- Former United Nations (UN) secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has ended his unofficial bid to run for the top office of his country of origin, South Korea.
- S Korea Asks US for Military Assets Deployment to Counter N. Korea's Threat Sputnik 01 Feb 2017 -- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Lee Sun-jin called Wednesday on his US counterpart Gen. Joseph Dunford to deploy US strategic weapons on the territory of the Asian country, local media reported.
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