Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2018 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- Remarks By Secretary Mattis at an Armed Forces Full Honor Arrival Welcoming Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Jeong to the Pentagon DoD 31 Oct 2018 -- Secretary Of Defense James N. Mattis; Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeongdoo
- Security Meeting Examines Wartime Control of Forces in South Korea AFPS 31 Oct 2018 -- U.S. and South Korean defense leaders have made significant progress in preparation for transfer of wartime control over the combined forces to the South Korean military.
- South Korea Presses US for 'Maximum Flexibility' on Iranian Sanctions Exemption Sputnik 30 Oct 2018 -- A new wave of US measures targeting the oil exports and financial flows of the Islamic Republic is expected to take effect on November 5. Earlier this year, the US pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal and slapped Teheran with new sanctions, provoking criticism among Washington's European and Asian allies.
- Hurt by Iran sanctions, South Korea asks US for waiver Press TV 30 Oct 2018 -- New sanctions on Iran will harm South Korean companies, the Asian nation has told the US, asking for "maximum flexibility" on its request for a waiver.
- S. Korea makes efforts to declare end to Korean War within 2018: minister People's Daily 29 Oct 2018 -- South Korea has been making efforts to declare an official end to the 1950-53 Korean War within this year, the country's unification minister said Monday.
- Chinese Spy Plane Crosses South Korean Airspace Without Notice Sputnik 29 Oct 2018 -- Once again, a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft has set off alarms in South Korea by flying near Ieo Island, a submerged rock in the Yellow Sea that houses a South Korean research station. South Korean interceptors were mobilized to track the plane.
- Inter-Korean Military Talks Held KCNA 27 Oct 2018 -- Inter-Korean general-level military talks were held at the Thongil House of Panmunjom on Friday under an agreement of the north-south high-level talks for implementing the historic "September Pyongyang Joint Declaration".
- US General: Diplomatic Success to Lead to Military 'Discomfort' on Korean Peninsula VOA 27 Oct 2018 -- The top U.S. general says diplomatic efforts on the Korean Peninsula will lead to military "discomfort" in the coming months, as leaders try to strike a "very difficult balance" between military risk and political progress.
- Koreas Continue Tension-Easing Talks as the North Criticizes US VOA 26 Oct 2018 -- North and South Korea continued joint military talks Friday in the truce-village of Panmunjom. The talks took place as the Joint Security Area (JSA) began implementing new protocols designed to reduce tension, while North Korea continued criticizing the United States' push for continued sanctions.
- 'Koreas officially start demilitarizing border zone' Press TV 25 Oct 2018 -- South and North Koreas have officially launched the demilitarization process of a border village, Seoul says, as part of an agreement to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
- Will Canceling Joint Exercises Move N. Korea Closer toward Denuclearization? VOA 24 Oct 2018 -- After the United States announced it was suspending a joint air defense military exercise with South Korea, Seoul announced it will conduct its own drill.
- S.Korea, DPRK, UN Command agree to withdraw firearms, guard posts from JSA in border area People's Daily 23 Oct 2018 -- South Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United Nations Command agreed on Monday to withdraw firearms and guard posts by Thursday from the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the inter-Korean border area, South Korea's defense ministry said.
- UN Expert on Human Rights Welcomes Thaw on Korean Peninsula VOA 23 Oct 2018 -- The United Nations independent expert on human rights for North Korea has welcomed political talks and denuclearization efforts, but urged that the human rights situation not be forgotten.
- S. Korea, DPRK, UN Command hold 2nd consultation on disarming JSA People's Daily 22 Oct 2018 -- South Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United Nations Command held the second consultation Monday on disarming the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the inter-Korean border area, Seoul's defense ministry said.
- Two Koreas, UN Command agree to remove firearms, guard posts from common border Press TV 22 Oct 2018 -- North and South Korea and the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) have reached an agreement to withdraw firearms and guard posts from the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) village of Panmunjom, Seoul's defense ministry says.
- North, S Koreas to Pull Firearms From Joint Security Area by Thursday - Seoul Sputnik 22 Oct 2018 -- Seoul, Pyongyang, and the UN Command (UNC) on Monday agreed to withdraw firearms and military posts from the village of Panmunjom, known as the Joint Security Area (JSA), in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) by Thursday, the Ministry of Defense said.
- South Korea, US call off drill over fear of angering North Press TV 20 Oct 2018 -- The US and South Korea have suspended another major joint war game, fearing it might anger North Korea which earlier this week accused Washington of an "evil" attempt to continue sanctions on Pyongyang.
- US, South Korea cancel major military drill: Pentagon Press TV 19 Oct 2018 -- The United States and South Korea have agreed to suspend another major joint military exercise amid ongoing diplomatic negotiations with North Korea.
- US, South Korea Again Call Off Major Drill VOA 19 Oct 2018 -- The United States and South Korea have suspended another major military exercise in a continued push for diplomacy, the Pentagon said Friday.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis' participation in tri-lateral meeting with Japan and the Republic of Korea. DoD 19 Oct 2018
- Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meeting with ROK Minister of Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo DoD 19 Oct 2018
- Inter-Korean Military Pact Leaves Washington Uneasy VOA 19 Oct 2018 -- A gap is growing between Washington and Seoul over an inter-Korean military pact that Washington worries might weaken South Korea's defenses against a North Korea attack.
- Two Koreas, US-led UN Command hold trilateral talks on disarming border Press TV 16 Oct 2018 -- North Korea, South Korea, and the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) have held their first talks on demilitarizing the heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas as part of a deal signed last month between Seoul and Pyongyang.
- Two Koreas and UN Command Holds First Talks on Border Demilitarization Sputnik 16 Oct 2018 -- North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed during last month's summit in Pyongyang to a three-way meeting with the UN Command to start dismantling the heavily-armed border between the two countries, South Korea's Defense Ministry told Reuters.
- Three-Way Talks Begin on Disarming Key Part of Korean Border VOA 16 Oct 2018 -- Negotiators from North and South Korea, along with the U.S.-led United Nations Command, are holding their first talks Tuesday on demilitarizing a section of the heavily fortified border that separates the rival Koreas.
- Inter-Korean High-Level Talks Held KCNA 16 Oct 2018 -- Inter-Korean high-level talks for implementing the historic "September Pyongyang Joint Declaration" were held at the "House of Peace" in the south side portion of Panmunjom on Monday.
- S. Korea, DPRK start high-level talks to discuss implementation of Pyongyang Declaration People's Daily 15 Oct 2018 -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) kicked off high-level talks Monday in the border village of Panmunjom to discuss ways to implement the Pyongyang Declaration, which the leaders of the two Koreas announced in the latest summit in Pyongyang in September.
- S.Korea, DPRK agree to break ground for railway, road connection People's Daily 15 Oct 2018 -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed Monday to hold a groundbreaking ceremony in late November or early December to modernize and eventually connect railways and roads across the inter-Korean border.
- Moon: World must end mistrust of Kim's bid to abandon nukes Press TV 15 Oct 2018 -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he has been "convinced" that the North's leader is sincere in his bid to abandon nuclear arms, urging the world community to end its "mistrust" of Kim Jong-un and reward him, instead, for his peace efforts.
- Two Koreas Agree to Start Connecting Railways in November-December – Reports Sputnik 15 Oct 2018 -- North and South Korean authorities have agreed to hold a ceremony for the launch of work on interconnecting roads and railways through the buffer zone that separates the countries in late November – early December, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.
- Koreas Resume High-Level Talks as Moon Presses for Sanction Relief VOA 15 Oct 2018 -- North and South Korea held high-level talks within the heavily fortified demilitarized zone Monday.
- South Korea president urges US to declare end of war with North Press TV 13 Oct 2018 -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in has urged the US to come to terms with the North's demand for a formal declaration of an end to the Korean war, amid growing differences between the two major allies.
- US warship Ronald Reagan joins fleet review off South Korea Press TV 12 Oct 2018 -- US nuclear-powered warship USS Ronald Reagan has joined the South Korean naval fleet off for a once-in-a-decade international fleet review in waters off the southern island of Jeju.
- Trump says South Korea needs US approval to relieve sanctions against North Press TV 11 Oct 2018 -- US President Donald Trump says South Korea would need Washington's approval to relieve sanctions against North Korea imposed over the 2010 sinking of a South Korean warship.
- Seoul Not Mulling Lifting Sanctions Imposed on DPRK After 2010 Warship Incident Sputnik 11 Oct 2018 -- Seoul is not considering the possibility of lifting its sanctions imposed on Pyongyang following the March 2010 sinking of South Korean corvette Cheonan, South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon stated.
- Seoul Can Lift Sanctions Imposed on North Korea After 2010 Warship Sinking Sputnik 10 Oct 2018 -- South Korea is considering the removal of sanctions that were imposed on North Korea after the March 2010 sinking of South Korean corvette Cheonan, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has stated.
- Flag Stirs South Korean Anger at Japan VOA 10 Oct 2018 -- South Korea's Jeju Island welcomed nearly 20 fleets from more than ten countries as it kicked off a five-day international naval review. However, the ghost and painful memory of World War II atrocities appeared this week when Japan, a key U.S. ally in the region and less than 1,000 kilometers away, elected to skip this year's event after Seoul requested ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force not to fly their naval ensign, the 16-ray rising sun flag. Despite Tokyo's absence from the event, the dispute over the flag is expected to continue between the two countries even after its conclusion.
- Pompeo briefs S Korea on tour to DPRK People's Daily 08 Oct 2018 -- U.S. State Department said here on Sunday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday had briefed South Korea on his just concluded travel to the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- Remarks With South Korean President Moon Jae-in US Dept. of State 07 Oct 2018 -- Remarks by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
- DPRK, S.Korea call for end to war on peninsula People's Daily 06 Oct 2018 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Korea called for a complete end to the danger of war, the official media reported here Saturday.
- South Korea unveils plan to break deadlock in US-N Korea talks Press TV 04 Oct 2018 -- South Korea has proposed that the US declare an end to the Korean War, a key demand of Pyongyang, in exchange for a verified closure of a major North Korean nuclear facility as the next step in stalled negotiations.
- Russia summons South Korean envoy over impounded vessel Press TV 02 Oct 2018 -- Russia has summoned South Korea's ambassador to Moscow, demanding that Seoul immediately release a Russian shipping vessel that it has been "illegally" holding in the port of Busan.
- Seoul to Repeal Inter-Korean Accords in Event of Provocation by Pyongyang – PM Sputnik 01 Oct 2018 -- Seoul will cancel all newly signed inter-Korean agreements with Pyongyang if the latter again carries out provocations, such as missile launches, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon stated.
- S.Korea, DPRK launch landmine removal in border areas People's Daily 01 Oct 2018 -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday launched the removal of landmines in border areas as part of efforts to implement the inter-Korean military agreement, local media reported citing Seoul's defense ministry.
- North, South Korea begin removing landmines along border: Seoul Press TV 01 Oct 2018 -- Seoul says North and South Korea have begun removing landmines along their fortified border in a confidence-building measure under a new agreement reached between the two neighboring states in Pyongyang last month.
- South, North Korea Start Demining Demilitarized Zone Sputnik 01 Oct 2018 -- Troops from North Korea and South Korea have started removing landmines from the demilitarized zone that separates the two countries as part of an agreement to search for the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War, the South Korean Defense Ministry told Sputnik.
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