Received reports of North Korean drones and instructed the Security Bureau… Presidential Office “Decision as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces”
Establishment of multi-purpose drone unit by Minister of National Defense and instructions to develop stealth drone within the year
Officials “South Korea and the United States are discussing carefully how to contribute to substantial deterrence extended beyond the nuclear umbrella”
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Han Ji-hoon Lee Dong-hwan = President Yoon Seok-yeol ordered on the 4th: “If North Korea provokes another provocation by invading our territory, consider suspending the agreement military of September 19”.
Seeing that the contents of the accord reached by the leaders of the two Koreas under the Moon Jae-in administration had been virtually neutralized due to the series of North Korean provocations, he discussed a plan to scrap it completely.
During a closed meeting this morning, President Yun received a report on UAV response capabilities from the National Security Bureau, the Ministry of National Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Security Development Agency. defense (ADD) and ordered the Security Bureau to do so, Kim Eun-hye, senior head of public relations, said at a briefing at the presidential office in Yongsan.
President Yoon has ordered Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop to “create a joint drone unit that performs multi-purpose missions such as surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare, and build a system capable of mass-producing small drones that are difficult to detect within the year .”
Furthermore, he said, “Stimulate development to produce stealth UAVs within the year” and “quickly prepare drone killers and drone systems.”
“President Yoon has ordered the Republic of Korea Armed Forces to have overwhelming response capacity that is beyond proportion to North Korea’s provocations during the meeting,” Kim said.
“Above all, it is to fulfill his role and responsibility as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, which protects people’s lives and safety,” he added.
“The abnormal days continued as violations of the September 19 military agreement became virtually routine, including North Korea’s missile provocations and unmanned aerial vehicles,” a senior presidential office official told reporters.
In particular, he repeatedly stressed, “The suspension of the September 19 military agreement (review order) is a decision as the head of the administration and commander-in-chief of the armed forces to protect the life and safety of our people.”
In response to the question “The drone unit was already established in 2018,” he said, “I know there hasn’t been any effective training.” A unit capable of carrying out its mission”.
Meanwhile, regarding the joint nuclear exercise discussion between Korea and the United States, the official said, “We are in close discussions between the two countries on how to contribute to a substantial deterrence to the expansion beyond the nuclear umbrella in Korea, which has no nuclear weapons.”
“It is the most advanced and practical plan that we can pursue together with the United States against North Korean provocations or against the North Korean nuclear threat,” he added.
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