WASHINGTON, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A Pentagon spokesperson on Friday dismissed reports on the United States’ consideration of a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) troop drawdown as “not true,” reaffirming that America remains “fully” committed to the defense of South Korea. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell issued a statement after The Wall Street Journal reported [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A Pentagon spokesperson on Wednesday warned “any actor” against taking advantage of the political turmoil caused by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law attempt last week, amid lingering concerns over the possibility of North Korea engaging in provocative activities. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh made [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense ministry and the Pentagon will lead the third meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) slated for June in Seoul to discuss a shared nuclear strategy to deter North Korea’s nuclear threat. Cho Chang-rae, South Korea’s deputy defense minister for policy, and Vipin Narang, principal U.S. [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. defense official said Thursday that this week’s annual defense ministerial talks between South Korea and the United States centered on “tailored” deterrence efforts to address regional threats. Mara Karlin, who performs the duties of deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, commented on the Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Department of Defense refused Tuesday to comment on a growing debate in South Korea over whether a 2018 inter-Korean military accord aimed at reducing border tensions should be suspended, saying it is a matter for South Korea to decide on. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh addressed [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Wednesday rejected a Pentagon document labeling Pyongyang a “persistent” threat, saying the world’s biggest threat of weapons of mass destruction comes from none other than the United States. In a recently updated version of the Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), the U.S. Department [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hui, a member of K-pop boy band Pentagon, will start his alternative military service later this month, his management agency said Tuesday. The 28-year-old group leader and producer will enter a boot camp on Feb. 18 for four weeks of basic military training and then serve as a social [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As the United States military has inadvertently sent live samples of anthrax to a US airbase in Osan, Korea and nine U.S states, Korean SNS users are expressing their worries and asking how something like this could happen. For one year, no one had any idea that the samples [...]