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South Korean Marines take part in the ongoing South Korea-U.S. Ssangyong amphibious landing exercise on a beach in Pohang, North Gyeongsang on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

U.S. vows to ensure readiness against North's threats

The United States will continue to ensure its readiness to defend itself and regional allies against North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile capabilities, White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday (local time).

2023.3.29

South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum (center) carries out an inspection of Exercise Teak Knife by South Korean and U.S. special operations forces at an undisclosed location on Monday. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

JCS chief stresses allies' readiness to hit enemy facilities

Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum encouraged the South Korean and U.S. militaries to maintain their readiness to "strike the enemy's critical facilities without fail" during an inspection of a joint exercise.

2023.3.2

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Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum, second from left, his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Mark Milley, center, and his Japanese counterpart, Gen. Koji Yamazaki, second from right, pose for a photo after trilateral talks in Washington on Oct. 20. [YONHAP]

Top commanders of South Korea, U.S., Japan vow close security ties to counter North's threats

The top military officers of South Korea, the United States and Japan emphasized the importance of trilateral security cooperation against North Korea's threats during their Pentagon meeting, as Washington reaffirmed its commitment to the defense ...

2022.10.21

Four U.S. B-1B stealth bombers, such as the one shown in this June 12 photograph from the U.S. Air Force, have been deployed to Anderson Air Base in the U.S. territory of Guam amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. [UNITED STATES AIR FORCE]

Top brass commit to extended deterrence in Washington

The United States reaffirmed its commitment to the defense of South Korea, and the protection offered by its nuclear umbrella, at a meeting of the countries' top military brass in Washington.

2022.10.20

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum talks over the phone with his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Mark Milley, in Seoul on Oct. 5, one day after North Korea's intermediate-range ballistic missile launch into the Pacific the previous day. [YONHAP]

JCS chiefs of South Korea, U.S. discuss possible response to North Korean provocation

The top military chiefs of South Korea and the United States discussed ways to deal with North Korean provocations, the office of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday.

2022.10.20

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum speaks during a parliamentary session at the National Assembly in Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]

South's military officer warns North will not survive in case of nuclear attempt

South Korea's top military officer warned Monday that any attempt by North Korea to use nuclear arms would leave it with "no scenario for regime survival," in a response to Pyongyang's recent codification of an assertive nuclear policy.

2022.9.19

Army Gen. Kim Seung-kyum, deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, is named new chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). [YONHAP]

New chairman of Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff named

Army Gen. Kim Seung-kyum, deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, was named chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

2022.5.25

Tag: kim seung-kyum

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