Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2024 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- Readout of U.S. - ROK Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Committee Plenary Session DoD 31 Jul 2024
- North Korea's Kim preparing daughter as next leader: Seoul Radio Free Asia 30 Jul 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is preparing his daughter to succeed him, though the selection is not final, according to South Korean lawmakers briefed by their main spy agency.
- Joint Press Release for the ROK-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting DoD 27 Jul 2024 -- On July 28, 2024, Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met in Tokyo to hold discussions on major issues facing the ROK-U.S. Alliance, including the security of the Korean Peninsula and the region, strengthening Alliance capabilities for deterrence and defense, and opportunities to deepen the Alliance.
- Japan-United States-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Joint Press Statement DoD 27 Jul 2024 -- Japan Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru, United States (U.S.) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on July 28, 2024, in Japan for the first time in history.
- Russia's Lavrov says US-South Korea nuclear plan adds concern in region Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the US-South Korea nuclear cooperation guidelines add to security concerns in the region.
- Ex-North Korean diplomat becomes first escapee to be a vice minister in South Korea Radio Free Asia 24 Jul 2024 -- Former high-ranking North Korean diplomat Thae Yong Ho, who defected to South Korea in 2016 and became a lawmaker in 2020, has blazed another trail.
- Deputy Secretary Campbell's Meeting with Republic of Korea Minister of Unification Kim US Dept. of State 22 Jul 2024
- Observers see Biden's campaign exit having no impact on US-South Korea ties VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement that he was dropping his reelection bid sparked reactions from former U.S. officials who said Washington's relations with Seoul are at a crossroads and will either continue on the same path or make a sharp turn.
- Experts discuss effects of indictment of former CIA analyst as South Korea secret agent VOA 20 Jul 2024 -- The indictment of a former CIA analyst who allegedly worked for the South Korean government — and the abrupt resignation of the top U.S. envoy for North Korea — will not affect the coordination between Washington and Seoul in dealing with Pyongyang's threats, said former U.S. officials who dealt extensively with relations between the United States and South Korea.
- Brown Meets With Japanese, South Korean Counterparts in Tokyo DoD News 18 Jul 2024 -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., today emphasized the importance of continuing to advance the trilateral defense relationship among the U.S., South Korea and Japan during meetings with his counterparts from the countries in Tokyo.
- Seoul sanctions Hong Kong shipping firm over North Korea breach Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2024 -- South Korea has sanctioned a Hong Kong shipping firm and a North Korean vessel over allegations of the illegal transfer of North Korean coal in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
- Action Plan: Implementing the Canada-Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Canada 18 Jul 2024 -- Canada and the Republic of Korea (Korea) are building a stronger bilateral partnership. As directed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Yoon Suk Yeol in May 2023, we, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Canada and Korea, have agreed to an Action Plan to implement the Canada-Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP).
- Former Government Official Arrested for Acting as Unregistered Agent of South Korean Government US Dept. of Justice 17 Jul 2024 -- Sue Mi Terry Provided South Korean Intelligence Officers Access, Information and Advocacy in Exchange for Luxury Goods and Funding
- Washington-Seoul alliance is a 'nuclear alliance,' US official says VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- A high-ranking U.S. official stressed Tuesday that the U.S.-South Korea alliance is a "nuclear alliance," reinforcing the South Korean government's description of the two allies, after the United States and South Korea signed new deterrence guidelines last week.
- Sister of North Korean Leader Warns of 'Dear Price' for Sending Balloons From South Sputnik 16 Jul 2024 -- North Korean defectors in South Korea will face grave consequences if they continue to send leaflet-carrying balloons into the North's territory, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said on Tuesday.
- South Korea and US to Hold Joint Nuclear Drills on Korean Peninsula Sputnik 15 Jul 2024 -- At a meeting chaired by National Security Office chief Jang Ho-jin, deputy ministers from the foreign affairs, unification, defense ministries, and the deputy head of intelligence reportedly reviewed the implementation of measures based on the agreements reached at the NATO summit in Washington and agreed to meticulously carry them out.
- South Korea looks to NATO in face of North Korea-Russia military threat VOA 12 Jul 2024 -- At the NATO summit this week, South Korea found narrow options to deal with security threats it faces from Russia-North Korea military cooperation, but concrete actions to boost Pacific security are likely to follow, analysts said.
- USINDOPACOM hosts Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol US Navy 11 Jul 2024 -- Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith during his visit to Honolulu, July 8-9, 2024.
- Joint Press Statement on the Signing of the Nuclear Consultative Group Guidelines DoD 11 Jul 2024 -- U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. Vipin Narang and ROK Deputy Minister of National Defense Policy Dr. Cho Chang Lae, co-chairs for the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG), met at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on July 11, 2024, to sign the "United States and Republic of Korea Guidelines for Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Operations on the Korean Peninsula."
- Joint Statement by President Joseph R. Biden of the United States of America and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea on U.S.-ROK Guidelines for Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Operations on the Korean Peninsula The White House 11 Jul 2024
- Press Statement of Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee Kim Yo Jong KCNA 08 Jul 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, released the following press statement on July 7:
- North Korean leader's sister denounces South's border drills Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister on Monday denounced South Korea's resumption of live-fire artillery drills near the border as "suicidal hysteria" and warned of possible military action.
- After boosting ties, Japan, South Korea, US try to keep them going VOA 03 Jul 2024 -- The United States, Japan and South Korea last week held what in some ways could be seen as their most important joint military exercise ever — and an indication of enhanced future cooperation.
- US, ROKAF conduct training to enhance tactical airlift capabilities US Air Force 02 Jul 2024 -- A formation of five C-130J Super Hercules from the U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force executed a mass airdrop resupply mission as part of a training to strengthen tactical airlift capabilities in the Korean Peninsula June 25.
- South Korea Carries Out Live-Fire Drills Near North's Border First Time in 6 Years Sputnik 02 Jul 2024 -- South Korea carried out live-fire drills near the border with North for the first time in six years following the dissolution of an inter-Korean tension reduction pact which banned such exercises, the South Korean army said on Tuesday.
- Deepening Russia-North Korea ties test US-South Korea deterrence strategy VOA 01 Jul 2024 -- The United States' commitment to providing extended deterrence to South Korea is being put to the test, with some South Korean politicians publicly questioning the effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear umbrella after Russia and North Korea reached a new defense pact.
- South Korean Military Says DPRK Fired Two Ballistic Missiles Sputnik 01 Jul 2024 -- North Korea launched two ballistic missiles, including a short-range one, eastward Monday, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported citing the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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