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December 2021 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- S.Korea Records 5,037 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 30 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 5,037 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 73 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- South Korean Presidential Hopeful Seeks US Support to Build Nuclear Subs in Wake of AUKUS Tensions Sputnik 30 Dec 2021 -- In mid-September, the US, the UK, and Australia declared the formation of the AUKUS bloc as a platform for defence and security cooperation.
- S.Korea Records 3,865 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 28 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 3,865 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 46 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- S.Korea Records 4,207 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 27 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 4,207 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 55 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- South Korea Urges North to Start New Year With Dialogue, Unification Ministry Says Sputnik 27 Dec 2021 -- The South Korean Unification Ministry urged the North on Monday to begin the new year with dialogue and cooperation, following the North's announcement of a meeting planned to be held by the Workers' Party on plans for 2022.
- S.Korea Records 5,419 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 26 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 5,419 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 69 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- South Korean Military Reports 25 More COVID-19 Cases SPA 25 Dec 2021 -- South Korea's defense ministy on Saturday announced 25 additional COVID-19 cases, with 24 of them being breakthrough infections, raising the total caseload in the military to 3,089, Yonhap reported.
- S. Korea Records 6,233 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 24 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 6,233 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 56 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- S.Korea Records 6,919 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 23 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 6,919 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 109 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- South Korea's Moon Pardons Disgraced Former President Park VOA 23 Dec 2021 -- Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached and jailed in a far-reaching corruption scandal that rocked the country in 2016 and 2017, has been pardoned by her successor.
- S.Korea Records 7,456 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 22 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 7,456 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 78 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- Seoul's Peace Initiative at Odds with Biden's Coalition-Building Strategy VOA 22 Dec 2021 -- South Korea's efforts to revive diplomacy with North Korea stand at odds with the Biden administration's strategy of building an international coalition to counter the dual threats posed by North Korea and China, experts say.
- S.Korea Records 5,318 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 20 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 5,318 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 54 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- North and South Korea, China, US agree 'in principle' to end Korean War Radio Free Asia 13 Dec 2021 -- The United States, China, and North and South Korea have agreed to declare a formal end to the Korean War "in principle," nearly 70 years after hostilities ended in a stalemate, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in told reporters Monday.
- S.Korea Records 6,689 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 12 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 6,689 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 43 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- S.Korea reports 6,977 more COVID-19 cases People's Daily 11 Dec 2021 -- South Korea reported 6,977 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 510,583.
- South Korea's COVID Battle: Storm Clouds Ahead VOA 10 Dec 2021 -- South Korea, widely seen as a global model of coronavirus containment, faces its biggest pandemic challenge yet, as COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise after the country began removing pandemic related restrictions.
- Beijing Winter Olympics Test US-South Korea Cooperation on China VOA 09 Dec 2021 -- As South Korea decides whether or not to join the Biden administration's diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, experts said its decision could signal its commitment to Washington's coalition-building strategy centered on human rights.
- South Korea Unveils Model for Hypersonic Weapon Prototype Days After US Blasted China's Tests Sputnik 08 Dec 2021 -- The South Korean Defense Ministry has unveiled a model for a hypersonic weapon prototype months after North Korea tested its own weapon. Just days ago while in South Korea, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin criticized Chinese hypersonic weapons tests for destabilizing the region.
- S.Korea Records 4,954 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 07 Dec 2021 -- South Korea recorded 4,954 new cases of the novel coronavirus along with 64 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- Age-Old Feud Between Allies Poses Challenge to Biden's Asia Policy VOA 05 Dec 2021 -- In its attempts to revitalize trilateral cooperation with Japan and South Korea, the Biden administration is facing a decadeslong dispute between the allies that is jeopardizing Washington's goals of curbing Beijing's growing aggression and Pyongyang's threats, according to experts.
- S.Korea Records Daily Record of Coronavirus Cases at 5,266 SPA 02 Dec 2021 -- South Korea reported another record of daily coronavirus cases at 5,266, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Thursday, according to Reuters.
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook Hold a Press Conference Following the 53rd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul DoD 02 Dec 2021 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III; Suh Wook, Defense Minister, Republic Of Korea
- 53rd Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communique DoD 02 Dec 2021 -- The 53rd Republic of Korea (ROK)-United States (U.S.) Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) was held in Seoul on December 02, 2021. ROK Minister of National Defense Suh Wook and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III led their respective delegations, which included senior defense and foreign affairs officials.
- U.S., South Korean Defense Leaders Assess State of Alliance DoD News 02 Dec 2021 -- In a complex and changing security environment in the Indo-Pacific, one constant is the ironclad alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today in Seoul.
- US, South Korea to update war plans against North Korea Press TV 01 Dec 2021 -- Senior military officials from the United States and South Korea are set to meet in Seoul to develop "a new, operational war plan" against North Korea, amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
- DPRK's New Nukes & Missiles Force US, South Korea to Rethink War Plans - Report Sputnik 01 Dec 2021 -- US and South Korean defense chiefs are expected to propose beginning to draw up new war plans in case of a conflict with the North that takes into account its advances in nuclear weapons and missiles made in recent years.
- US, South Korea Updating War Plans for North Korea VOA 01 Dec 2021 -- The United States and South Korea are preparing to develop "a new, operational war plan" to better address the growing threat from North Korea's military.
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