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  Military of South Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today, the ROK military forces are responsible for maintaining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the republic, but often engage in humanitarian and disaster-relief efforts nation wide.
South Korea enjoys of a good mix of avant-garde as well as older conventional weapons.
South Korea is currently responsible for peace-keeping and reconstruction in the Arbil Governorate, located in the Kurdish Autonomous Region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_South_Korea   (1958 words)

  
 History of South Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While the de jure sovereignty of Korea was considered to be held by the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea based in China, U.S. leaders chose to ignore its legitimacy, partly due to belief that it was communist-aligned.
After the armistice, South Korea experienced political turmoil under years of autocratic leadership of Syngman Rhee, which was ended by student revolt in 1960.
South Korea has also maintained its commitment to democratize its political processes, as Kim Dae-jung won the presidency in the same year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_history_of_South_Korea   (2640 words)

  
 CNN.com - South, North Korea clash at sea - June 29, 2002
South Korea said its patrol boats noticed one North Korean boat venture past the sea border off the west coast of the Korean peninsula shortly before 10 a.m.
The South Korean army considers the incident to be a "clear violation" of its armed truce with North Korea.
South and North Korea have been divided since the 1950-53 Korean War and are still technically at war.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/29/korea.warships   (491 words)

  
 Overview - South Korea Military Agencies
Korea was promised military assistance of one hundred million dollars as well as the construction of an M-16 manufacturing facility.
South Korea's deployment of army and marine units to South Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s demonstrated its commitment to meeting its obligations under the treaty.
The command was the primary peacetime planning organization for allied response to a North Korean invasion of South Korea and the principal wartime command organization for all South Korean and United States forces involved in defending South Korea.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/rok/intro.htm   (2426 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego Military -- South Korea: North Korea spending more to modernize its outdated military   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
South Korea's defense budget this year is $11 billion, up 6.5 percent from last year.
The North Korean military obtained most of its foreign equipment from Russia and China, South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a report to parliament.
North Korea's purchases of new weapons had plummeted in the early 1990s with the fall of communist allies in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20010910-0824-nkorea-milit.html   (398 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: South Korea
A South Korean soldier stands guard in front of the wire fence of the heavily mined Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, Sept. 18, 2002.
The provisional government in exile of the Republic of Korea is established in Vladivostok, Shanghai and Seoul.
South Korean soldiers walk between fence and barbed wire as they patrol against a possible North Korean attack, north of Seoul, near the border village of the Panmunjom, South Korea, Jan. 1, 2003.
www.cbc.ca /news/background/southkorea   (900 words)

  
 CNN - South Korean military on alert - April 5, 1996
SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea put its military on a heightened state of alert Friday in response to North Korea's announcement that it would no longer patrol the demilitarized zone between the two countries.
South Korean military officials reported Friday that North Korean troops were no longer wearing the arm bands that mark them as DMZ patrols.
North Korea is pushing for talks with the United States leading to a formal peace treaty, but the U.S. has repeatedly told the North to negotiate with South Korea.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9604/05/korea   (352 words)

  
 Pacific University's Portal on Korea - Military - South Korea
The second ROK army is responsible for defending the rear area extending from the rear of the front area the coastline, and consists of an army command, several corps commands, divisions and brigades.
The South Koreans recently developed the Strategic Mobile Fleet, which would help them protect the interests of their state in the five oceans and be able to play a role in keeping the peace in the world.
The F-16 provided South Korea with an aircraft believed to be technologically superior to similarly designed communist aircraft, including the Soviet-produced MiG-29, the most sophisticated aircraft employed by the North Korean air force”; (5).
mcel.pacificu.edu /as/students/korea/military-south.html   (1316 words)

  
 Newsvine - south-korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
South Korea and Japan resumed negotiations Monday over the boundaries around a cluster of islets, but expectations of a breakthrough were low.
South Korea said Friday it has no clear evidence that communist North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test, responding to a news report citing a U.S. official saying intelligence showed possible signs of an upcoming test.
South Korea said Friday it is continuing to monitor North Korea, but declined to confirm or deny a report citing alleged evidence that the communist nation is preparing for an underground nuclear test.
www.newsvine.com /south-korea   (2040 words)

  
 Military Factory - South Korea Military Strength   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising to roughly 18 times the level of North Korea.
Since the early 1960s, South Korea has achieved an incredible record of growth and integration into the high-tech modern world economy.
Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic maritime disputes with North Korea; intensified media coverage and protests highlight dispute over Liancourt Rocks (Take-shima/Tok-do) in rich fishing grounds also claimed by Japan.
www.militaryfactory.com /countries/popup.asp?country_id=18   (405 words)

  
 NewsHour Extra: Korea - June 7, 2000
North Korea's nuclear weapons are of great concern to the U.S. When North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in 1993, the rest of the world feared the country was busy developing nuclear weapons to use against the South.
Korea says they're just interested in using nuclear energy as a source of power-- not as a weapon.
After months of tension North Korea agreed to freeze its nuclear program in exchange for two new nuclear power reactors to be built by the United States, South Korea, Japan and the European Union.
www.pbs.org /newshour/extra/features/jan-june00/korea.html   (1120 words)

  
 CNN.com - U.S., S. Korea to hold major wargames - Feb. 17, 2003
The U.S. military says it will conduct two joint military exercises with South Korea next month, but added the annual maneuvers are not related to the nuclear dispute with North Korea.
The joint drills are designed to improve the joint U.S.-South Korea forces' ability to defend South Korea against "external aggression," the U.S. military command in Seoul said on Monday.
There was no immediate response from North Korea over the upcoming exercises, but the communist country has routinely denounced past joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises as preparations for an invasion.
cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/02/17/skorea.military.ap/index.html   (263 words)

  
 U.S., South Korea bolster military alliance - Nation/Politics - The Washington Times, America's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
"However, both sides noted that North Korea's continued development of [weapons of mass destruction] and long-range missiles, along with the danger of proliferation of those weapons and technologies, are causes of significant concern for the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance and the international community," the statement said.
Defense officials have said South Korea sought to soften the language of the nuclear commitment in the statement but that it was rejected in talks leading up to yesterday's meeting.
South Korea is modernizing its armed forces under a three-phase plan that will continue until 2020.
www.washtimes.com /national/20051021-112952-2485r.htm   (400 words)

  
 Call to End U.S. Military Occupation of South Korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
To put an end to the U.S. military occupation and domination of south Korea with the vigorous struggle against outsiders is an urgent historical task assigned to the Korean nation and people in the north, south and overseas.
The south Korean people have been deprived of their sovereignty and have undergone humiliation and ordeals under the 60-year-long U.S. military occupation and domination following the Japanese imperialists' colonial rule over Korea.
The south Korean people should definitely put an end to the 100-year-long history of subordination in which their sovereignty has been trampled down by the foreign forces.
www.anti-imperialist.org /Korea_2-6-05.htm   (226 words)

  
 Behind Washington’s new military strategy in Korea
Under the new U.S. scenario, South Korea becomes a forward base and staging ground for an invasion of China, and a logistical hub for U.S. wars fought overseas.
The U.S. has kept its military in South Korea for the last 60 years on the pretext of defending South Korea against North Korea.
That is why South Korea is beginning to voice “independent opinions” that at times place it at odds with U.S. foreign policy.
www.workers.org /2006/world/korea-0119   (1366 words)

  
 S. Korea Military On High Alert - CBS News
But South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun was expected to address the nation later Thursday in a live, televised speech on the U.S.-led war on Iraq.
South Korea elevated its Watch Condition to a level 2 in 1996 when North Korean troops marched into the truce village of Panmunjom to raise tensions.
North Korea insisted its missile program "is of purely peaceful nature and does not pose a threat to anyone," in a commentary carried by the North's official news agency KCNA.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/03/23/world/main545468.shtml   (990 words)

  
 South Korea raises military alert level - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
SEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korea's military went on heightened alert today as concerns arose that North Korea could use the distraction of war in Iraq to raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
All 37,000 U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea must be off the streets by 7:30 p.m., several hours earlier than the normal curfew, he said.
North Korea insisted the United States is preparing to attack, a claim it has made before.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Mar/20/ln/ln27a.html   (539 words)

  
 US, South Korea Discuss Changes in Military Relationship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
South Korean defense officials say the main goal of this week's talks is to draft a road map laying out how - and possibly when - wartime command will be shifted.
In the past three years, South Korean forces have assumed seven of the ten major military operations involved in the country's defense, including patrolling the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone between North and South.
He and his South Korean counterpart, Kwon An-do, aim to have a draft road map ready by later this year, when minister-level defense talks are scheduled.
www.voanews.com /english/2006-03-21-voa16.cfm   (640 words)

  
 North Korea Expands Military   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
SEOUL, South Korea – Although its people are going hungry and a mood of peace on the peninsula is growing, North Korea is beefing up its 1.1 million-strong military, South Korea's defense ministry said Monday.
The North's military, armed with chemical and biological weapons and missiles, still poses a serious threat, but South Korea's 690,000-member armed forces, backed by 37,000 U.S. troops, can cope with any military threat from the communist country, the report said.
The white paper described North Korea as South Korea's "main enemy" because the communist country's military policy remains unchanged despite reconciliatory mood that has set in since the historic summit meeting in June.
www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2000/12/4/185352.shtml   (565 words)

  
 All Headline News - U.S., South Korea Begin Military Exercises - September 9, 2006
Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - The United States and South Korea have begun joint military exercises.
About 25,000 U.S. troops and a number of soldiers from South Korea are slated to participate in the weeklong exercises.
North Korea has angrily protested against the exercises saying the United States is using the preparations for a nuclear attack.
www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7002926040   (198 words)

  
 Military Order: South Korea - www.ezboard.com
American troops are commanded to set up new defensive positions at least thirty miles into the interior of South Korea, with final deployments being decided by the appropriate American battalion, regimental, brigade, divisional, and corps level commanders in the region.
The military's influence over their government has lessened considerably since the dusk of the Cold War, but should diplomatic talks sour or an unforeseen situation unfold we should not leave out the possibility that new military leaders could exert heavy influence on government decisions, intensifying tensions with their neighbors and pursuing a nuclear program.
How about annexing South Korea and handing it over to North Korea, that would work for me, and no I'm not joking, it's time to kill capitalism using whatever means necessary.
pub176.ezboard.com /frepnetfrm8.showMessage?topicID=399.topic   (1342 words)

  
 South Korea Seeks Military Talks With Pyongyang
South Korea and Japan continue to develop their responses to North Korea's decision to pull out of nuclear disarmament talks.
South Korean defense officials say they will seek high-level military talks with their North Korean counterparts.
South Korea, the United States, China, Russia and Japan have met three times with North Korea to negotiate an end its nuclear programs.
www.voanews.com /english/2005-02-15-voa14.cfm   (453 words)

  
 International Parental Child Abduction South Korea
GENERAL INFORMATION: South Korea is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, nor are there any international or bilateral treaties in force between South Korea and the United States dealing with international parental child abduction.
CUSTODY DISPUTES: In South Korea, parents who are legally married share the custody of their children.
Dual-national males are subject to mandatory military service in South Korea if they do not make a decision on their nationality before the age 18.
travel.state.gov /family/abduction_skorea.html   (1241 words)

  
 US, South Korea Launch Military Exercises
SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. and South Korean forces launched annual joint military exercises on Monday, mostly computer-simulated drills that North Korea has labeled a rehearsal for invasion and demanded be canceled.
But the North reacted angrily Monday by vowing to sternly respond and called the military drills an unpardonable military provocation and tantamount to a declaration of war against the communist nation, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing Radio Pyongyang.
About 29,500 U.S. forces remain deployed in South Korea to help deter the North, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended in a cease-fire that persists today.
www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,110685,00.html   (371 words)

  
 U.S. Realigning, Redeploying Military Forces in South Korea
As part of the U.S. military's overall transformation, officials have estimated DoD will spend some $11 billion in enhancing more than 100 specific military capabilities on the Korean Peninsula or in the immediate region "that could come to the aid of Korea and our commitments there," Lawless explained.
These upgrades are spurring the South Korean government to improve their own armed forces.
The realignment and transformation also entails moving some 12,500 troops out of South Korea over an unspecified period of time.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1206752/posts   (715 words)

  
 Military Of Korea, South   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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