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April 2022 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- South Korean President Moon Confirms Exchanging Letters With North Korean Leader Kim Sputnik 22 Apr 2022 -- The office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in confirmed on Friday that he has exchanged letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in April in which they both agreed that significant results have been achieved in inter-Korean relations and their further development is possible.
- Top DPRK leader exchanges letters with S. Korean president People's Daily 22 Apr 2022 -- Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un exchanged personal letters with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday.
- South Korea, US Start Online Military Drills Amid North's Objections Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- South Korea and the United States started nine-day digital military drills on Monday amid objections from the North, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
- NATO Stands Ready to Boost 'Military Exchange' With Seoul, Reports Say Sputnik 11 Apr 2022 -- The chairman of the NATO military committee, Adm. Rob Bauer, spoke in support of strengthening cooperation with South Korea during a meeting with the head of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, Won In-choul, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.
- S.Korean president-elect nominates 8 ministers People's Daily 10 Apr 2022 -- South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday nominated eight ministers for his new government, which is scheduled to be inaugurated on May 10.
- US, NATO seek united front with Asia-Pacific allies to isolate Russia, pressure China over Ukraine crisis Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- South Korean and Japanese foreign ministers were invited to join the high-profile NATO session on Thursday for the first time as NATO seeks to gain cooperation from Asia to isolate Russia and pressure China over the Ukraine crisis. But analysts said the US is coercing more countries to choose sides in the crisis and using it as an opportunity to help NATO's global expansion.
- Experts: North Korea's Nuclear Warning Likely to Toughen Washington-Seoul Stance VOA 07 Apr 2022 -- South Korea and the United States are bracing for a possible North Korean nuclear test amid heightened tensions after this week's warning from Pyongyang that it is prepared to use nuclear weapons against its southern neighbor.
- South Korea's president-elect wants return of US nuclear assets Press TV 07 Apr 2022 -- South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has sought the redeployment of US strategic assets, such as nuclear bombers and submarines, to the Korean Peninsula, after North Korea warned of a nuclear response to the South if provoked.
- Press Statement of Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Kim Yo Jong KCNA 05 Apr 2022 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), released the following press statement on April 4:
- DPRK warns of severe retaliation if South Korea attacks Pyongyang People's Daily 05 Apr 2022 -- A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has warned South Korea of "total destruction and ruin" if it "adopts military confrontation" against Pyongyang, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday.
- North Korea warns of 'dreadful' nuclear response to South Korea if provoked Press TV 05 Apr 2022 -- For the second time in three days, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has blasted South Korea for touting its pre-emptive strike capabilities, warning that her country would annihilate its neighbor if provoked.
- S. Korean president-elect nominates ex-PM as PM People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol nominated former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as the prime minister of his incoming government, the presidential transition team said on Monday.
- Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Republic of Korea President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's U.S.-ROK Policy Consultation Delegation US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2022
- Special Representative for the DPRK Kim's Meeting with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative Noh US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2022
- DPRK slams S. Korea for defense minister's "preemptive strike" remarks People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Kim Yo Jong, a senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said on Saturday the South Korean defense minister's reckless rhetoric would worsen bilateral relations, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.
- DPRK Says Will Have to Use Nuclear Weapons if South Korea Mounts Pre-Emptive Attack - Kim Yo Jong Sputnik 04 Apr 2022 -- North Korea has possessed nuclear weapons since 2006, which it says are necessary to guarantee its safety in the absence of a permanent peace treaty and US withdrawal from Korea. The US and its allies claim North Korean nuclear weapons are destabilizing to the region and a danger to the South.
- North Korea blasts South Korean minister's remarks on preemptive strike Press TV 03 Apr 2022 -- North Korea has blasted the South Korean defense minister over his remarks about preemptive strikes on the North, warning that the South may face "a serious threat."
- Pyongyang Warns of 'Merciless' Response After Seoul Remarks on Missile Strike Capabilities Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have intensified in recent weeks due to Pyongyang continuing to conduct an unprecedented number of ballistic missile tests, including its first full intercontinental ballistic missile test since 2017. Seoul has since responded by touting its own weapons and missiles capable of striking Northern targets.
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