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Defense ministry launches new spy agency in overhaul

South Korea’s Defense Ministry created a new counterintelligence unit to replace the disbanded command criticized for political interference and to counter espionage, terrorism and cyber threats.

2026.8.3

When political goals override security strategy (KOR)

Rushed defense reforms, from Opcon transfer to academy integration, could weaken Korea's readiness and deterrence.

2026.7.28

When political goals override security strategy

Rushed defense reforms, from Opcon transfer to academy integration, could weaken Korea's readiness and deterrence.

2026.7.27

Defense Minister Shin Won-sik (left) awards an appointment certificate to Dr. Lee Cook-jong, director of Armed Forces Hospital in Daejeon on Wednesday. [NEWS1, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE]

Heroic doctor who saved captain shot by Somali pirates named Armed Forces Hospital director

Dr. Lee Cook-jong, who saved a wounded freighter captain shot by Somali pirates and gunshot North Korean defector, was appointed as the director of the Armed Forces Hospital in Daejeon on Wednesday.

2023.12.27

Lax military discipline

Military discipline has hit rock bottom. The range of misconduct is too varied to mention it all ? ranging from a professor of the Air Force Academy assaulting a student cadet to an army senior who beat a female officer with a shovel.

2020.4.29

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