Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2024 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- Joint Statement on the Security and Resilience of Undersea Cables in a Globally Digitalized World US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024-- The following joint statement was endorsed by the United States of America, Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Federated States of Micronesia, Finland, France, Japan, the Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom on the occasion of the 79th annual United National General Assembly.
- North Korea may conduct nuclear test after US election: South's spy agency Radio Free Asia 26 Sep 2024 -- North Korea may conduct its seventh nuclear test after the U.S. presidential vote in November, said South Korean lawmakers, citing their country's spy agency.
- US, South Korea, Japan to finalize trilateral secretariat establishment Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2024 -- Foreign ministers of the United States, South Korea and Japan agreed to finalize the establishment of a trilateral cooperation secretariat, while pushing for a leaders' summit this year, said a U.S. State Department spokesperson.
- Joint Press Statement for the 25th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue DoD 24 Sep 2024 -- The Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) held the 25th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) from September23-24, 2024, in Seoul.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho US Dept. of State 23 Sep 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Tae-Yul and Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 23 Sep 2024
- South Korea to Deploy Tanks, Artillery, for Overseas Exercise for 1st time - Reports Sputnik 23 Sep 2024 -- South Korea will, for the first time, deploy its tanks and artillery for an overseas exercise participating in combined drills in Qatar next month, the Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, citing military officials.
- 'No need for own nuclear weapon' against North Korea: South Korean president Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2024 -- South Korea has already established a system that can effectively deter and respond to the North Korean nuclear threat without the need for its own nuclear arsenal, said South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a week after the North unveiled details of its uranium enrichment facility for the first time.
- South Korea to Buy Polish Kamikaze Drones - Reports Sputnik 20 Sep 2024 -- South Korea will purchase Warmate kamikaze drones from Polish manufacturer WB, Poland's newspaper reported on Friday.
- North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles: Seoul Radio Free Asia 17 Sep 2024 -- North Korea test fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, just days after the North unveiled a uranium enrichment facility.
- Readout of Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Ms. Cara Abercrombie's Travel to the Republic of Korea DoD 16 Sep 2024
- South Korea, Interpol confiscate drugs worth $1bn in Golden Triangle Radio Free Asia 12 Sep 2024 -- South Korean police in cooperation with the global police organization Interpol confiscated drugs worth about 1.4 trillion won (US$1.04 billion) across the Golden Triangle region, said South Korean police, calling the region the "main origin" of the drug ketamine.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With ROK Minister of Defense Kim Yong-hyun DoD 12 Sep
- Republic of Korea - United Nations Command Member States (ROK-UNCMS) Defense Ministerial Meeting Joint Statement Canada 11 Sep 2024 -- The 2nd "Republic of Korea - United Nations Command Member States (ROK-UNCMS) Defense Ministerial Meeting" was held in Seoul on September 10, 2024.
- Minister Blair meets with the Republic of Korea's Minister of National Defense, Kim Yong-Hyun Canada 11 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, met with the Republic of Korea's (ROK) Minister of National Defense, Kim Yong-Hyun.
- Joint Statement of the 15th Republic of Korea-United States-Japan Defense Trilateral Talks DoD 09 Sep 2024 -- Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Cho Chang-rae, U.S. Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Cara Abercrombie, and Japan Director General for Defense Policy YAMATO Taro convened the 15th Defense Trilateral Talks in Seoul on September 10, 2024. They discussed shared regional security concerns and renewed their commitment to strengthening trilateral security cooperation following the Japan-ROK-U.S. Summits at Phnom Penh and Camp David and Trilateral Ministerial Meetings in Singapore and Tokyo this year.
- Under Yoon, calls for South Korean nukes 'normalized' VOA 09 Sep 2024 -- Less than two years after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged his country would not seek nuclear weapons, his newly appointed defense minister is openly envisioning scenarios in which South Korea might reconsider that stance.
- South Korea-US security exercise in Washington 'nuclear blackmail': North Korea Press TV 08 Sep 2024 -- North Korea has condemned South Korea and the United States for holding simulation drills in Washington aimed at boosting nuclear weapons cooperation, decrying the move as "nuclear threats and blackmail."
- Joint Statement on the U.S.-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group Simulation DoD 06 Sep 2024 -- The United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) conducted the first U.S.-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) simulation, an interagency table-top simulation, Sept. 5-6, in Washington, D.C. ROK and U.S. national security, defense, military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials participated in the simulation, which was a deliverable from President Biden and President Yoon's April 2023 Washington Declaration.
- Elections in America could affect US nuclear umbrella over Seoul VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- A South Korean senior official has rekindled debate over the U.S. commitment to that nation's defense, bringing up the possibility of the U.S. rolling back its nuclear umbrella if former President Donald Trump is reelected.
- South Korea, Japan 'ready to stop North Korea hiding behind Russia' Radio Free Asia 06 Sep 2024 -- Leaders of South Korea and Japan said they would maintain their readiness to stop North Korea hiding behind Russia in its provocative acts, Kim Tae-hyo, South Korea's deputy national security adviser, said on Friday.
- Seventh United States-Republic of Korea Working Group to Counter Cyber Threats Posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea US Dept. of State 05 Sep 2024 -- The United States and the Republic of Korea convened the seventh U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Working Group September 5-6 to counter cyber threats posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- Japan's Kishida heads on final mission to preserve relationship with Seoul VOA 05 Sep 2024 -- Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to ensure the continuity of Tokyo's close bilateral relations with South Korea during his visit to Seoul amid threats from North Korea and China.
- United States of America-Republic of Korea Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group DoD 04 Sep 2024 -- On Sept. 4, the foreign affairs and defense agencies of the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) convened the fifth meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (EDSCG) in Washington.
- Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) Ms. Cara Abercrombie's Remarks Following the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group DoD 04 Sep 2024
- United States of America-Republic of Korea Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (EDSCG) US Dept. of State 04 Sep 2024 -- On September 4, 2024, the foreign affairs and defense agencies of the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) convened the fifth meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (EDSCG) in Washington.
- Deputy Secretary Campbell Meeting with Republic of Korea Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Hong Kyun US Dept. of State 04 Sep 2024
- Republic of Korea, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Conduct Exercise Ssang Yong 2024 Decisive Action US Navy 03 Sep 2024 -- The Republic of Korea and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are conducting Exercise Ssang Yong 24 from August 26 to September 7 in the Pohang area of Gyeongsangbuk-Do, South Korea, to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance's combat readiness and improve interoperability.
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