N. Korea move seen as preparation for deploying tactical nuclear weapons along the border

Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup on Thursday reaffirmed South Korea's commitment to further strengthening its alliance with the United States, pointing to the "very grave" security threats from North Korea. He was speaking at a breakfast meeting with former and current South Korean and US officials, as concerns have grown about the possibility of the North carrying out its seventh nuclear experiment at the Punggye-ri testing site. "Due to the advances in North Korea's nuc

Soaring Eagle open to public for first time since 2017 amid North Korea’s continuing ballistic launches

South Korea's Air Force on Monday kicked off a biannual aerial combat exercise, involving its radar-evading F-35A fighters and dozens of other warplanes, in order to ensure a "firm" readiness posture, the armed service said. The five-day Soaring Eagle exercise began amid lingering tensions caused by North Korea's continued ballistic missile launches and speculation that it has completed preparations for what would be its seventh nuclear test. The training got under way at the

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South Korea's military reported 782 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 169,772, the defense ministry said. The new cases included 655 from the Army, 67 from the Air Force and 36 from the Navy. There were also 14 cases from units under the direct control of the ministry, nine from the Marine Corps and one from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Currently, 3,933 military personnel are under treatment. Meanwhile, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said 1

Police raided the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Defense Communication Command (DCC) on Tuesday in connection with allegations that an unqualified company won a contract to supply information modules to the military. The National Police Agency sent investigators to search the DIA office in Seoul's Yongsan district and the DCC office in Gwacheon, just south of the capital, for materials related to the allegations, officials said. Police are looking into suspicions that an unqualif

Shangri-La Dialogue becomes venue for S.Korea, US, Japan to seek ways to enhance security cooperation to address N.Korea’s ballistic missile launches

Three countries decide to publicly conduct missile defense exercises to send message to N.Korea

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Meeting comes after Canada asked S. Korea to help replace depleted weapons sent to Ukraine

South Korea's defense ministry is seeking to create a new policy post handling North Korea's military threats and abolish an existing one dedicated to promoting cross-border reconciliation, informed sources said Thursday. The move came in line with the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's avowed stance to sternly deal with the North's nuclear and missile threats amid concerns about the possibility of the regime carrying out a nuclear test. "The (new) defense policy bureau is d

Defense chiefs of S. Korea, US, Japan to discuss enhancing security cooperation