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June 2024 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- —TRILATERAL STATEMENT— First Execution of Multi-Domain Japan - ROK - U.S. Exercise FREEDOM EDGE US Navy 27 Jun 2024 -- Japan, the Republic of Korea, and United States began the inaugural execution of exercise Freedom Edge, a trilateral multi-domain exercise, June 27-29, 2024.
- North Korea's missile launch ends in mid-air explosion: South Radio Free Asia 26 Jun 2024 -- North Korea test fired a ballistic missile over the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, but it exploded in the air soon after the launch, South Korea's military said.
- South Korea says North Korea sending more balloons southward VOA 25 Jun 2024 -- South Korea's military says North Korea is sending more balloons southward and that they likely contain trash.
- North Korea relaunches balloons, likely to drop trash in South VOA 24 Jun 2024 -- North Korea resumed launching balloons filled with trash toward South Korea on Monday night, marking a renewed phase in their ongoing Cold War-style campaign on the Korean Peninsula.
- Joint Statement by Senior Officials of the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan on DPRK-Russia Cooperation US Dept. of State 23 Jun 2024 -- The below text is a joint statement on behalf of U.S. Senior Official for the DPRK Jung Pak, ROK Vice Foreign Minister for Strategy and Intelligence Cho Koo-rae, and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Namazu Hiroyuki following their June 24 call to discuss recent developments in DPRK-Russia relations.
- PH's 1st missile corvette launched in S. Korea Philippine News Agency 21 Jun 2024 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. led the launch of the Philippines' first guided missile corvette built in South Korea.
- South Korea Summons Russian Envoy Over Defense Deal With Pyongyang RFE/RL 21 Jun 2024 -- Russia's Ambassador to Seoul, Georgy Zinoviev, was summoned to the South Korean Foreign Ministry on June 21 to protest a defense deal signed earlier this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
- S Korea's Military Fires Warning Shots as N Korea's Troops Cross Border - Reports Sputnik 21 Jun 2024 -- The South Korean military have fired warning shots as North Korean soldiers patrolling in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas have crossed the border into the South, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Friday, citing the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho US Dept. of State 21 Jun 2024
- K2 tanks will be produced in Poland Poland - Ministry of National Defence 20 Jun 2024 -- "We have full confirmation of the will to cooperate and provide all technical information as soon as possible so that Polish armament industry can prepare for the production of K2 tanks in Poland. (...) This is a huge effort of the Polish Armaments Group. All efforts and resources are directed towards commencing the production as soon as possible. We are talking about another executive contract for 180 K2 tanks, which we want to sign during Kielce defence industry exposistion. The goal is for tanks to be produced in Poland starting with current tranche," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz after the end of Thursday's talks with the South Korean delegation.
- South Korea says to reconsider supply of weaponry to Ukraine Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- South Korea says it will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, after North Korea and Russia signed a mutual defense pact during President Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang.
- China, South Korea vow to enhance communication, improve mutual trust at 2+2 dialogue Global Times 19 Jun 2024 -- China and South Korea have held their first vice-ministerial level diplomatic and security dialogue, or 2+2 dialogue, which offered the two countries a platform to communicate positions on key issues, maintain the momentum of stabilization of bilateral relations, analysts said on Wednesday.
- Readout of Senior Defense Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs Leader's Trip to Adaptive Shield Exercise, Republic of Korea and Japan DoD 18 Jun 2024
- China, SK hold 2+2 dialogue as 'new buffer' to stabilize ties, 'meaningful for NE Asia' Global Times 18 Jun 2024 -- China and South Korea on Tuesday held the first 2+2 vice-ministerial level diplomatic and security dialogue in Seoul, among other bilateral channels that were resumed in line with agreements reached during the China-Japan-South Korea trilateral leaders' meeting in late May.
- Washington, Seoul sound alarm over Putin's visit to Pyongyang VOA 17 Jun 2024 -- Washington and Seoul have expressed alarm about Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to Pyongyang, while Beijing says it has no intention of interfering with the cooperation between Russia and North Korea.
- US voices support for South Korean 'balloon war' efforts VOA 13 Jun 2024 -- The U.S. expressed its support for providing outside information to the people of North Korea even as attempts are made in South Korea to block leaflet campaigns aimed at sending information to the North.
- South Korea and Cuba finalize plans for opening embassies Radio Free Asia 12 Jun 2024 -- South Korea and Cuba announced on Wednesday that they have finalized plans to open embassies in Havana and Seoul, and will send diplomats within the week.
- South Korean opposition leader indicted on bribery charges VOA 12 Jun 2024 -- South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been indicted on bribery charges connected to an alleged scheme involving transferring funds to North Korea.
- South Korea fires warning shots as North Korean soldiers cross border Radio Free Asia 11 Jun 2024 -- South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after a dozen soldiers from North Korea crossed one of the world's most fortified borders earlier this week, the South's military said Tuesday.
- Joint Press Statement on the 3rd Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) Meeting DoD 10 Jun 2024 -- The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) convened the third Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) in Seoul on June 10, 2024.
- Third Meeting of Nuclear Consultative Group Enhances U.S., South Korea Alliance, Deterrence DoD News 10 Jun 2024 -- U.S. and South Korean officials today convened the third meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group, where among other things, participants planned greater cooperation between the two nations and enhanced nuclear deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
- South Korean group floats anti-North balloons over the border Radio Free Asia 06 Jun 2024 -- South Korean activists flew large balloons carrying propaganda leaflets towards North Korea on Thursday, a few days after the North threatened to send more trash-filled balloons across the border in response to such campaigns.
- US bomber drops precison weapons in drills over Korean Peninsula Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- The United States has flown a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula as part of joint air exercises with South Korea.
- US, South Korea Hold Joint Large-Scale River-Crossing Drills - Reports Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- The military of the United States and South Korea are staging large-scale river-crossing drills in order to boost operational abilities, media reported on Wednesday.
- China: US nuclear weapons in South Korea would undermine its security VOA 04 Jun 2024 -- China said it opposes a deployment of nuclear weapons to South Korea as it would pose danger to regional countries. Beijing was reacting to a report suggesting the United States should take such a measure to enhance deterrence against threats from North Korea.
- South Korea to restore border military activities, after North's balloon launches VOA 04 Jun 2024 -- South Korea fully suspended an agreement meant to reduce tensions with North Korea, defense officials said Tuesday, allowing Seoul to resume all military activities along the inter-Korean border.
- South Korea Approves Suspension of Inter-Korean Military Agreement Sputnik 04 Jun 2024 -- The South Korean government approved a motion to suspend a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction pact, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
- New NATO: US, Japan, S Korea set to conduct massive war games Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- The United States, Japan and South Korea have agreed to hold new massive military exercises in the Asia-Pacific this summer, amid concerns over US attempts to militarize the region.
- South Korea to suspend inter-Korean military pact over trash balloons Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2024 -- South Korea decided on Monday to suspend a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction pact until "mutual trust is restored" in a response to North Korea's sending of nearly 1,000 trash-filled balloons to the South.
- South Korea to Suspend Inter-Korean Military Agreement Until Trust Restored - Reports Sputnik 03 Jun 2024 -- South Korea's National Security Council has decided that the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement must be suspended completely until trust is restored between Seoul and Pyongyang, the Yonhap new agency reported on Monday, citing the South Korean presidential administration.
- Remarks from US, SK, Japanese military officials on South China Sea and Taiwan question malicious smear and blatant interference on China's domestic affairs: FM spokesperson Global Times 04 Jun 2024 -- China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition against the remarks made by military officials from the US, Japan and South Korea to criticize China on issues regarding South China Sea and the Taiwan question, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, noting that such criticism is blatant interference in China's domestic affairs, maliciously attacking and smearing China on maritime issues, deliberately provoking China's relations with neighboring countries, seriously violating the basic principles of international relations.
- United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting (TMM) Joint Press Statement DoD 02 Jun 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japan Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on June 2, 2024, in Singapore.
- Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Historic Japan-ROK Agreement DoD 01 Jun 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued the following statement today after Japan and the Republic of Korea announced new agreements to strengthen their bilateral defense relationship, including measures to support operational safety and lines of communication:
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