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Defense minister nominee vows to pursue OPCON transfer amid North Korea threats
Ahn Gyu-back pledges to complete transition under President Lee, while identifying Pyongyang as the South’s ‘enemy’
North Korea now operating three semiconductor plants, ROK minister nominee says
Chung Dongyoung reveals existence of two new factories, while stating DPRK may be developing own version of ChatGPT
Unification minister nominee calls to rename ministry amid North Korea shifts
Chung Dong-young calls for bipartisan discussion of issue, though experts warn of sending wrong message on unification
Defense chiefs of ROK, US, Japan vow deeper cooperation amid North Korean threat
State Department officials also visiting Seoul for talks on shifting security environment and modernizing the alliance
US-ROK-Japan stage air exercise in show of force against North Korean threats
Drill featured US B-52H nuclear-capable strategic bombers and coincided with high-level trilateral defense meeting
How North Korea’s missiles threaten South Korea — even when intercepted
Debris over Kyiv and Doha offers warning for Seoul, but experts say collateral damage is preferable to missile strike
North Korean crosses heavily militarized border into South in apparent defection
ROK military says it intercepted the man and took him into custody but is still investigating his motives for crossing
Lee Jae-myung says North Korea could ‘misunderstand’ talk of unification
South Korean president suggests DPRK will interpret unification push as seeking regime change, emphasizing ‘coexistence’
North Korea denounces NATO pledge to increase defense spending as ‘criminal act’
Commentary accuses transatlantic alliance of exacerbating military tensions in Asia-Pacific and threatening peace
Seoul restores all guard posts dismantled under military pact with North Korea
Resumption of operations at 11 front-line GPs comes as President Lee Jae-myung considers reviving suspended 2018 deal
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