Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
June 2023 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- In South Korea, Hokanson assesses potential National Guard support Army News 30 Jun 2023 -- Assessing how the National Guard might support U.S. and Republic of Korea forces at a time of deepening defense and security ties between the two nations was top of mind for Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson during his recent visit here.
- China's Waning Leverage Over SKorea Lessens Chances of Retaliation Against THAAD, Experts Say VOA 29 Jun 2023 -- China's waning economic leverage over South Korea is making Beijing less likely to retaliate significantly against Seoul's normalization of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile defense system, experts say.
- South Korea Sanctions Ex-Citizen for Working on Behalf of North Korea VOA 28 Jun 2023 -- South Korea has for the first time placed sanctions on a former South Korean national for setting up business entities to bypass United Nations Security Council resolutions against North Korea and its nuclear weapons program.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park US Dept. of State 23 Jun 2023
- Experts: Fragile US-China Thaw Unlikely to Ease Seoul-Beijing Tension VOA 23 Jun 2023 -- A fragile thaw in U.S.-China relations is unlikely to significantly reduce tensions between Seoul and Beijing, experts said.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park US Dept. of State 17 Jun 2023
- SKorea Salvages Part of NKorea Rocket 15 Days After Failed Launch VOA 16 Jun 2023 -- After weeks of underwater scouring, South Korea's military Thursday recovered a sizable chunk of a North Korean rocket that failed to send a spy satellite into orbit 15 days earlier.
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with the National Security Advisors of Japan and the Republic of Korea The White House 15 Jun 2023
- Spokesperson for DPRK Ministry of National Defence Issues Strong Warning KCNA 15 Jun 2023 -- A spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK issued the following strong warning through the Korean Central News Agency on Thursday as regards the fact that the U.S. and south Korea are staging anti-DPRK hostile military drills for days on end:
- Trilateral National Security Advisors Statement on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Missile Launches The White House 15 Jun 2023
- North Korea fires two ballistic missiles amid joint South Korea-US drills Press TV 15 Jun 2023 -- North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles as several thousand South Korean and US troops hold joint live-fire exercises in the Korean Peninsula.
- North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea of Japan - Seoul Sputnik 15 Jun 2023 -- North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from the Sunan region, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday.
- South Korea Says North Korea Launched 2 Ballistic Missiles VOA 15 Jun 2023 -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, in what Pyongyang had warned would be an "inevitable" response to live fire drills that Seoul's forces had conducted earlier in the day with U.S. troops.
- READOUT: Under Secretary Brian Nelson's Meeting with Republic of Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn US Treasury 14 Jun 2023 -- On June 13, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson met with Kim Gunn, the Republic of Korea's (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs.
- Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Meetings in the Republic of Korea DoD 15 Jun 2023
- South Korea, US Agree to Further Hinder Financing of Pyongyang's Arms Programs - Envoy Sputnik 13 Jun 2023 -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to further strengthen their joint efforts to prevent funds from flowing into North Korea's weapons development programs, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn said.
- Chinese FM regrets S.Korean media making personal attacks, baseless accusations against Chinese ambassador Global Times 13 Jun 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said that it found remarks made by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and by some South Korean media outlets on the actions of Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming are inconsistent with facts or even amount to personal attacks.
- South Korean President's doubt and media reports on Chinese Ambassador inconsistent with facts, involve personal attacks: Chinese FM Global Times 13 Jun 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed regret on Tuesday for the remarks made by the South Korean President and the South Korean media reports on the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming, saying that they are inconsistent with the facts and even involve personal attacks.
- Difficulties in relations with South Korea not caused by China: FM Global Times 10 Jun 2023 -- The current difficulties and challenges in China-South Korea relations were not caused by China, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday, while urging South Korea to adhere to the one-China principle and handle Taiwan-related issues in a prudent way.
- South Korea Summons China Ambassador Over 'Unforgivable' Comments VOA 09 Jun 2023 -- South Korea summoned China's ambassador to Seoul on Friday, condemning what it called his "unforgivable" criticism of South Korea, in the latest flareup of tensions between Seoul and Beijing.
- FA-50 will enhance the potential of Polish Air Force Republic of Poland 07 Jun 2023 -- On Wednesday, June 7, Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Błaszczak took part in the official roll-out, i.e. the ceremonial departure from the KAI Factory of the first FA-50 Fighting Eagle aircraft for Poland.
- More Muscular US-China Presence Leads to Increasingly Close Encounters in Indo-Pacific VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- South Korea scrambled its fighter jets after Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the south and east of the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday — an incident that followed two recent encounters between American and Chinese forces in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
- $24 billion of Iran's frozen assets to be released soon ISNA 06 Jun 2023 -- Following the visit of the Sultan of Oman to Iran, 24 billion dollars of Iran's frozen assets will be released from Iraq and South Korea in near future.
- China conducts joint air patrol with Russia; South Korea scrambles warplanes Press TV 06 Jun 2023 -- China and Russia have carried out a joint air patrol over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, a move that prompted South Korea to scramble its warplanes.
- Poland to Receive First South Korean Chunmoo Missile Systems in August - Defense Minister Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- Poland will receive first South Korean missile launching systems K239 Chunmoo with a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles) in August, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Monday.
- Strengthening the capacity of the Polish Armed Forces as part of Polish-Korean cooperation Republic of Poland 05 Jun 2023 -- A three-day visit of Mariusz Blaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of National Defense, to South Korea began on Monday, June 5.
- Seoul Says Concerned by Pyongyang's Threat to Abandon Advance Notice of Satellite Launches Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- South Korea is concerned by Pyongyang's threat that it would stop notifying the International Maritime Organization (IMO) about its future satellite launches due to criticism voiced with regard to the issue, South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Koo Byoung-sam said on Monday.
- Caught in US-China Rivalry, South Korea Inches Toward Washington VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- At first glance, it may seem strange that China expressed displeasure with South Korea's Indo-Pacific Strategy, which outlines the foreign policy vision of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
- Japanese, S. Korean Defense Ministers Agree to Strengthen Security Cooperation Sputnik 04 Jun 2023 -- The South Korean and Japanese defense ministers agreed during their first bilateral meeting since 2019 to develop security cooperation, including trilateral cooperation with the United States, to deter North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, the Japanese Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
- United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting (TMM) Joint Press Statement DoD 03 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting in Singapore, June 3, 2023.
- South Korean Defense Minister Calls for Unified Response to DPRK 'Provocations' Sputnik 03 Jun 2023 -- South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup on Saturday called for new resolutions in the United Nations Security Council if North Korea continues its 'provocations' following Pyongyang's failed satellite launch.
- China's Micron Chips Ban Is Litmus Test for South Korea VOA 01 Jun 2023 -- The semiconductor trade war between Washington and Beijing may ensnare Seoul as South Korea must decide between backing its closest ally or embracing a lucrative export opportunity presented by China, its top trading partner.
- U.S. and ROK Agencies Cybersecurity Alert: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Social Engineering Campaigns Targeting Think Tanks, Academia, and News Media US Dept. of State 01 Jun 2023 -- Today the U.S. Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Security Agency together with partners from the Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Police Agency, and National Intelligence Service are releasing a Cybersecurity Advisory on social engineering and hacking threats posed by the DPRK cyber group known as Kimsuky.
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