ROK Defense Minister Says “No Change, Not Even a Little, to Our Military’s Mission

Here is what South Korea’s new defense minister had to say to his top general officers:

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, clad in a black suit, and top commanders salute the national flag during a meeting in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2018. (Yonhap)

South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Wednesday stressed the importance of maintaining a robust defense posture to buttress the nascent peace process on the peninsula.

Presiding over a year-end meeting with more than 140 top commanders nationwide, the minister cited two pillars of the government’s security strategy: peace and strong defense capability.

“There should be no change, not even a little, to our military’s mission and role despite the easing of military tensions between the South and the North and confidence building,” Jeong said at the start of the session held at the Ministry of National Defense compound in Seoul.  [Yonhap]

You can read more at the link, but it seems to me the cancelling of joint exercises is a major change to the ROK defense readiness.

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Flyingsword
Flyingsword
5 years ago

commie moon appointment.. so can not trust anything he says.

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
5 years ago

Classic Commie misdirection. Everything has changed.

MTB Rider
5 years ago

I go up to Camp Casey every weekend for grocery shopping. And for the past two-three weekends, I’ve seen self propelled artillery being towed south on low boys.

Routine maintenance, or Moon softening up the defense line?

It’s not like it’s a secret. They haul them down the main roads, 3-4 trucks at a time, with escorts.

Things that make you go “Hmm…”

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
5 years ago

The Korean public are pigs to the slaughter.

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