South Korea’s Lee Urges North Korea to Restore Dialogue, Pledges Military Buildup
Lee said Seoul will build nuclear-powered submarines and upgrade missile defenses as it seeks to ease tensions after a landmine blast wounded 3 soldiers.
- On Thursday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pledged to reduce military tensions with North Korea during a ceremony in Gyeryongdae marking the 78th Armed Forces Day.
- A landmine blast in the Demilitarized Zone wounded three South Korean soldiers last week, an incident the UN Command and Seoul labeled a Korean War armistice violation.
- Rejecting the findings, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accused Seoul of "fabricating the results" while threatening retaliation on Wednesday.
- Lee announced a defense reform agenda featuring nuclear-powered submarines by the mid-2030s, AI-based command systems, and efforts to secure wartime operational control from the United States.
- While Lee hopes to restore trust and resume dialogue, Pyongyang has largely rejected these overtures, instead prioritizing border fortification work along the DMZ.
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South Korea’s Lee urges North dialogue, outlines military modernization
Seoul, Oct. 1 (SANA) South Korean President Lee Jae-myung called on North Korea to rebuild trust and resume dialogue on Thursday while outlining plans to strengthen his country’s military, amid a dispute over landmine explosions along the border. Speaking at a ceremony marking the 78th Armed Forces Day at the Gyeryongdae military headquarters, Lee pledged to pursue practical measures to reduce tensions between the two Koreas, Yonhap news agency …
To keep the peace, South Korea's Lee must prepare for war
When a South Korean soldier stepped on a land mine in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on September 21, it might have been taken as a grim reminder of a war that never formally ended. Instead, the explosion has revealed something more unsettling: the Korean Peninsula’s old security order is shifting, even as Seoul tries to […]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Seung-eun = President Lee Jae-myung visited Gyeryongdae, South Chungcheong Province, where the command headquarters of the three branches of the military is located, on the 1st and attended the ceremony commemorating the 78th Armed Forces Day.
President Lee Jae-myung stated on the 1st, “By the mid-2030s, we will certainly successfully achieve the construction of nuclear-powered submarines made with our own technology.” In his commemorative address at the 78th Armed Forces Day ceremony held at Gyeryongdae, South Chungcheong Province, President Lee said, “Self-reliant defense is sovereignty,” adding, “In the future, wartime operational control
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