Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2021 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- North Korea Dismisses US Calls for Talks VOA 29 Sep 2021 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed the United States' offer to resume a dialogue but says he is open to improving ties with South Korea.
- Joint Press Statement for the 20th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue DoD 28 Sep 2021 -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense (MND) held the 20th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) September 27-28, 2021 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- South Korea to Begin Vaccine Booster Campaign VOA 27 Sep 2021 -- South Korea will soon offer COVID booster shots to people who are at high risk for contracting the virus, the prime minister said Sunday.
- UNITAS LXII Opening Ceremony Takes Place in Lima US Navy 27 Sep 2021 -- Naval and Marine forces from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Spain, South Korea, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States gathered for the opening ceremony for UNITAS LXII, the longest running multinational maritime exercise, in Lima, Peru, Sept. 27.
- UNITAS LXII Kicks off in Lima US Navy 26 Sep 2021 -- Naval and Marine forces from Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States kicked off UNITAS LXII, an annual multinational exercise, Sept. 24, in Lima, Peru.
- North Korea says willing to resume inter-Korean talks based on mutual respect Press TV 26 Sep 2021 -- North Korea has expressed its readiness to resume inter-Korean talks on officially ending the 1950-53 Korean War based on mutual respect.
- DPRK says ready to improve relations if Seoul ends hostility People's Daily 25 Sep 2021 -- Pyongyang is willing to hold discussions on improving bilateral ties if South Korea ends its policy of hostility, a senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Friday.
- US Rules Out Redeploying Tactical Nukes to South Korea VOA 24 Sep 2021 -- The United States would not support redeploying tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea, or a nuclear weapons sharing arrangement with Seoul, according to a U.S. State Department official, after a leading South Korean presidential candidate proposed the move.
- North Korea Gives Mixed Signals on End of War Proposal VOA 24 Sep 2021 -- North Korean officials this week issued conflicting statements reacting to a South Korean reiteration of its call to formally end the Korean War.
- North Korea rejects call to declare end of Korean War over persisting 'US hostile policy' Press TV 24 Sep 2021 -- North Korea has rejected as premature a call by the South to declare a formal end to the decades-long Korean War as long as the "US hostile policy" toward Pyongyang persists.
- Top diplomats from South Korea, US, Japan hold talks on North Korea, other regional issues Press TV 23 Sep 2021 -- Senior diplomats from the United States, South Korea, and Japan have met to discuss North Korea and other regional issues in the wake of a series of missile tests by Pyongyang.
- Republic of Korea calls for UN-led 'era of global community' UN News 21 Sep 2021 -- The UN needs to usher in and lead a new "era of global community", and the Republic of Korea will do all it can to support a revived world order based on solidarity and cooperation, the nation's President, Moon Jae-in, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
- Clumsy SLBM Launch of S. Korea KCNA 20 Sep 2021 -- President of the Academy of National Defence Jang Chang Ha released the following article "Clumsy SLBM Launch of South Korea" on Sept. 20.
- North Korea dismisses South missile launch as 'rudimentary' Press TV 20 Sep 2021 -- North Korea has downplayed its Southern neighbor's test-firing of its first submarine-launched ballistic missile, warning however that such provocations could trigger fresh military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
- S. Korea Plans to Launch Solid-Propellant Space Launch Vehicle in 2024, Defence Ministry Says Sputnik 16 Sep 2021 -- South Korea's Institute for Defense Analyses managed to carry out successful firing tests of a solid-propellant engine for a new space launch vehicle already on 29 July, paving way for commercial launches of this type of rockets to start as early as in 2024, the defense ministry said on 16 September.
- South Korean President Asks China for Assistance in Returning N. Korea to Dialogue Sputnik 16 Sep 2021 -- During a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed hope that China will continue to support the peace process on the Korean Peninsula and efforts to denuclearise North Korea, the South Korean presidential administration said.
- N Korean leader's sister warns of 'destruction' of S Korean ties Press TV 16 Sep 2021 -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denounced as "inappropriate" the recent comments by South Korean president following his country's ballistic missile test.
- [Ministry of National Defense] 2022-2026 mid-term defense plan ROK MND 15 Sep 2021 -- The 2022~2026 mid-term defense plan includes the aim of making rapid progress in strengthening both ‘sword and shield’ to take the initiative in responding to omnidirectional threats, such as nuclear and weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
- Government earmarks 55.2 trillion won for 2022 defense budget, an increase of 4.5 percent compared to 2021 ROK MND 15 Sep 2021 -- The government has earmarked 55 trillion and 227.7 billion won for the 2022 defense budget, an increase of 4.5 percent compared to the 2021 budget, which it plans to submit to the National Assembly on September 3
- South Korea fires first submarine-launched ballistic missile: Blue House Press TV 15 Sep 2021 -- South Korea says it has successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) for the first time, becoming the seventh country in the world with the advanced technology.
- S. Korea Becomes 7th Country to Launch Its Own Ballistic Missile From Submarine, Seoul Says Sputnik 15 Sep 2021 -- This comes as North Korea reportedly test-fired two ballistic missiles earlier today, hitting an area close to the Sea of Japan.
- North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea: South military Press TV 15 Sep 2021 -- North Korea has reportedly fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast amid a prolonged deadlock in denuclearization talks with the United States.
- S.Korea hopes China to play constructive role in Korean Peninsula issue, Moon Jae-in tells Wang Yi Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said South Korea hopes China will continue to play a constructive role in Korean Peninsula issue when he met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday.
- Chinese FM meets S.Korean president, wraps up four-nation visit Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- In the final stop of his four-nation Asia trip, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday, with both sides agreeing to boost ties, and Moon called on China to continue to play a constructive role in the Korean Peninsula issue.
- After Pyongyang's test-fire, US, South Korea, Japan representatives meet on North Korea Press TV 14 Sep 2021 -- Officials from the United States, South Korea, and Japan have held a meeting in Tokyo to discuss North Korea, a day after Pyongyang said it had conducted a "strategic" missile launch inside its own territorial waters.
- Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim's Trilateral Meeting with Japanese Director General Funakoshi and Republic of Korea Special Representative Noh in Tokyo US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2021
- US, Japan, South Korea Hold Talks in Tokyo on North Korea Nukes VOA 14 Sep 2021 -- Special envoys from the United States and South Korea met with their Japanese counterpart Tuesday in Tokyo for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, following tests conducted by the rogue state Saturday and Sunday.
- Under Secretary Fernandez's Call with Republic of Korea (ROK) Second Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-moon US Dept. of State 08 Sep 2021
- South Korea successfully test-fires homegrown submarine-launched ballistic missile: Report Press TV 07 Sep 2021 -- South Korea has reportedly carried out a successful test of a homegrown submarine-launched ballistic missile, becoming the world's eighth country to have developed SLBM technology and the first without nuclear weapons to do so.
- South Korea developing new ballistic missile in apparent race with North Press TV 02 Sep 2021 -- South Korea has been developing a ballistic missile that can carry a warhead of up to an upgraded 3 tons, according to Seoul's latest military plan.
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