Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ordered an airstrike during the North’s 2010 bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island, according to the recently published memoirs of his then press secretary.
Lee Dong-kwan’s memoirs claim the orders were not carried out by military officers further down the chain of command out of fear of further escalation.
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ordered an airstrike during the North’s 2010 bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island, according to the recently published memoirs of his then press secretary.
Lee Dong-kwan’s memoirs claim the orders were not carried out by military officers further down the chain of command out of fear of further escalation.
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