Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 2024 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- US, South Korea Conclude Annual Large-Scale Military Drills Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- The United States and South Korea concluded the annual large-scale joint military exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) on Thursday, the United States Forces Korea (USFK) announced.
- Joint U.S.-ROK Symposium on Protecting the Virtual Asset Industry from DPRK Exploitation and Disrupting DPRK Revenue Generation US Dept. of State 28 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. Department of State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) co-hosted a U.S.- ROK Joint Symposium: Protecting the Virtual Asset Industry from DPRK Exploitation and Disrupting DPRK Revenue Generation in New York City on August 27, 2024.
- North Korean leader oversees test-firing of multiple rocket launcher amid war games by US, South Korea Press TV 28 Aug 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the test-firing of an upgraded multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS) amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula as South Korea and the United States hold joint war games in the strategic region.
- Republic of Korea, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to Conduct Exercise Ssang Yong 2024 US Navy 27 Aug 2024 -- The Republic of Korea and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will conduct Exercise Ssang Yong 24 from August 26 to September 7 along the east coast and around the Pohang area, to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance's combat readiness and improve interoperability.
- North Korea Condemns US Decision to Approve Sale of 36 Apaches to South Korea Sputnik 23 Aug 2024 -- The North Korean Foreign Ministry condemned the US State Department's decision to approve the sale of 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters to South Korea, North Korean state-run news agency KCNA reported on Friday.
- Statement by Chief of Foreign News Section of Department of Press and Information of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 23 Aug 2024 -- The chief of the Foreign News Section of the Department of Press and Information of the DPRK Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a press statement "To definitely keep military balance is prerequisite for peace and stability", which said:
- South Koreans keep eye on US election amid North Korea's evolving threats VOA 22 Aug 2024 -- South Koreans are keeping a close eye on the upcoming U.S. presidential election, scrambling to determine the implications its outcome would have for the security of their country.
- Republic of Korea - AH-64E Apache Helicopters DSCA 19 Aug 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $3.5 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- Pentagon: US State Department OKs $3.5B sale of helicopters to South Korea VOA 19 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $3.5 billion sale of Apache helicopters, related equipment and missiles to South Korea, the Pentagon said Monday.
- South Korea appoints escapee as 'governor' of North Korean province Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- A North Korean escapee who served in the South Korean National Assembly has been appointed as governor of his home North Korean province.
- South Korea, US kick off military drill amid Pyongyang's criticism Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- South Korea and the United States began annual military exercises on Monday, seeking to boost their combined defense capabilities against nuclear-armed North Korea, which accused the allies of practicing to invade it.
- South Korea, US Begin Annual Major Joint Military Exercises Sputnik 18 Aug 2024 -- South Korea and the United States are beginning the annual major joint military exercises Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) to strengthen their joint defense readiness and ability to counter "threats from North Korea."
- Joint Leaders' Statement on the Anniversary of the Trilateral Leaders' Summit at Camp David The White House 17 Aug 2024
- South Korea's Yoon makes rare outreach to North Koreans for unification VOA 16 Aug 2024 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's freedom-based approach toward unifying the two Koreas could chart a bold path signaling a departure from the policies of his predecessors, experts in Washington said.
- South Korean president proposes official dialogue channel with North Korea Radio Free Asia 15 Aug 2024 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol proposed an official dialogue channel with North Korea that can "take up any issue" as tension rises on the Korean Peninsula.
- Analysts: Flood disaster exposes Kim Jong Un's fear of South Korean influence VOA 15 Aug 2024 -- As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un struggles to cope with devastating floods in his country, his recent brash words have exposed his fear of South Korean influence over his people, analysts in Seoul said.
- US, South Korea to launch large war games next week Press TV 12 Aug 2024 -- The United States and South Korea will conduct joint military exercises, with the aim of improving their combined capabilities to "counter Pyongyang's alleged threats," the allies say.
- US, ROK Test Unmanned Vehicles in Live Fire Exercise During RIMPAC 2024 US Navy 09 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy successfully held a live-fire exercise using a common unmanned surface vessel (CUSV) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 12. The CUSV, equipped with six Poniard rockets, successfully engaged a target.
- Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink Participates in Trilateral Consultations on the DPRK US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2024 -- Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice Foreign Minister for Strategy and Intelligence Cho Koo-rae, and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Namazu Hiroyuki, held a trilateral phone call on August 6 to discuss current developments related to the DPRK.
- US election looms over US-South Korea-Japan security cooperation VOA 09 Aug 2024 -- Experts in Washington are split on their perspectives of the durability of the recently elevated U.S.-South Korea-Japan security cooperation in the event of former President Donald Trump winning the November U.S. presidential election, given his critical stance toward U.S. alliances in the past.
- No sign of North Korean missile launchers arriving on southern border: Seoul Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2024 -- There is no sign of North Korea deploying missile launchers toward its border with South Korea, the South's military said on Friday, casting doubt on a North Korean announcement that it was sending 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers to the border.
- South Korea warns against North's hacking of construction data Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- South Korea's cybersecurity authorities warned about attempts by North Korea to hack construction and machinery information to steal data to support its development efforts.
- Cuba's past may be with North Korea but its future is with the South Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- When Cuba and democratic South Korea announced they would establish relations in February, it caught socialist North Korea by surprise.
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