Military to spend $87 billion to bolster defenses against North's nuclear and missile threats The Defense Ministry announced a five-year plan focused on improving the South Korean defense system, particularly centered on its three-axis defense strategy of Kill Chain, Korea Air and Missile Defense and Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation. 2023.12.12
![Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Kim Myung-soo encourages marines at the Yeonpyeong Unit during his visit to the island off the coast of Incheon on Tuesday. This unit is the closest military outpost facing North Korea on the western border. The unit fired back when North Korea attacked with artillery shelling in 2010, during which four people were killed, including two civilians. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12151987.jpg?imageId=12151987&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)