Tag: SouthKorea
South Korea Says North May Have 120 Nukes
South Korea's defense minister told lawmakers Thursday that private research estimates put North Korea's nuclear arsenal at between 80 and 120 warheads, substantially higher than the figure of 57 that President Donald Trump cited a day earlier. Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back made the comments during a plenary session of the…
Can South Korea Defend Itself Without America?
President Lee Jae Myung used the start of this year's Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises to make an argument that would once have sounded uncomfortable in Seoul: South Korea needs to become better able to defend itself. His comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce…
Trump Orders Cuts to U.S.–South Korea Military Drills
President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea just hours before this year's Ulchi Freedom Shield drills were due to begin. In a Truth Social post published Sunday, Trump said the exercises were costly and "send a signal that is totally inappropriate and…
South Korea’s Lee Calls for Permanent Peace With North Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung used his Liberation Day address at Seoul's Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday to call for talks aimed at formally ending the Korean War and replacing the 1953 armistice with a permanent peace regime, while reaffirming Seoul's commitment to deterrence against North…
North Korea Fires Missile Ahead of U.S.–South Korea Drills
North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan at around 6 a.m. Wednesday, its second launch in six days and the 11th suspected missile test this year, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, as reported by Reuters. The missile was launched from the eastern coastal…
