Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2019 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- Japan, South Korea Scramble to Intercept Chinese Spy Plane Sputnik 25 Feb 2019 -- Japan and South Korea scrambled their fighter jets Saturday to intercept a Chinese spy plane flying close to their airspace. The surveillance aircraft never entered either country's airspace, though.
- Trump: US troops withdrawal from South Korea 'not on table' in Hanoi meeting with Kim Press TV 23 Feb 2019 -- US President Donald Trump has ruled out reducing the number of American troops in South Korea as part of a deal to be discussed during his upcoming summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un.
- S Korea ready to resume cooperation with North to help denuclearization: Moon Press TV 19 Feb 2019 -- South Korea's President Moon Jae-in says Seoul is ready to resume inter-Korean cooperation as a "concession" if it helps the denuclearization of its northern neighbor.
- S Korea resumes Iranian oil imports after five months IRNA 19 Feb 2019 -- South Korean companies imported $101.2 million worth of Iranian crude last month, wrote Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
- South Korea imports one-fifth of pre-sanction Iran oil Press TV 19 Feb 2019 -- South Korean companies imported $101.2 million in Iranian crude last month, the country's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing official data.
- South Korea imports one-fifth of pre-sanction Iran oil Press TV 19 Feb 2019 -- South Korean companies imported $101.2 million in Iranian crude last month, the country's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing official data.
- S. Korea pays $924 mil. for defense cost sharing deal with the U.S. for year 2019 Arirang 11 Feb 2019 -- South Korea and the U.S. have finally reached an agreement on this year's defense cost sharing deal, with Seoul's financial contribution for the stationing of some 28-thousand American troops on the Korean Peninsula at 9-hundred-24 million U.S. dollars.
- S.Korea, U.S. sign cost-sharing deal for U.S. forces in S.Korea People's Daily 10 Feb 2019 -- South Korea and the United States on Sunday signed a deal to share defense costs for U.S. forces stationed in South Korea, according to local media reports.
- South Korea signs deal to hike payment for US troops Press TV 10 Feb 2019 -- South Korea has signed a new deal to hike payment for maintaining US troops on its soil after President Donald Trump demanded that Seoul defray the cost.
- S.Korean president to consult with Trump on 2nd DPRK-U.S. summit: Blue House People's Daily 10 Feb 2019 -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in will consult with U.S. President Donald Trump in the near future on the second summit between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States, South Korea's presidential Blue House said Sunday.
- S. Korean Military Slammed for Their Arms Buildup KCNA 07 Feb 2019 -- Shortly ago, the south Korean military made public "2019-2023 mid-term defense program" under the pretext of "coping with military threat and security change".
- South Korea submits to US demand to share troop cost Press TV 05 Feb 2019 -- The United States and South Korea have agreed "in principle" to share the cost of stationing US military personnel in the Asian country after months of wrangling over who should foot the bill.
- 'In Principle' Deal Reached on Cost-Sharing for US Forces Korea Sputnik 06 Feb 2019 -- After months of debate, a contract has been agreed to between the US and South Korea for the latter to increase its share of financial support for the 28,500 US forces stationed in the country.
- Trump Has No Plans on Withdrawal of US Troops From South Korea Sputnik 03 Feb 2019 -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he had not discussed the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in light of the upcoming summit between the leaders.
- US Special Envoy Holds Talks With South Korean Official in Seoul - Reports Sputnik 04 Feb 2019 -- US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun held talks on Sunday with South Korean Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon, local media reported, citing the South Korean Foreign Ministry.
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