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US media: Trump asked South Korea to substantially increase the amount of military spending, rejected by South Korea
Pengpai News 2018-12-10 19:44:00
Trump, who claimed to increase the amount of military spending from Japan and South Korea during the campaign period, once again pointed his finger at his ally, South Korea.

According to the "Wall Street Journal" reported on December 10, informed sources revealed that US President Trump hopes that South Korea will substantially increase the funds provided to the US military in South Korea, but this request was resisted by the South Korean government and disrupted the two defense agreements. Negotiation process.

The controversy is the US and South Korea's Special Measures Agreement (SMA) for the US military in Korea. The five-year agreement will expire on December 31. According to the current agreement, the United States requires South Korea to pay about $830 million a year for more than 28,500 US troops deployed by the United States in South Korea, which is about half of the annual funding. Trump hopes that South Korea will pay more than twice the current amount, which is equivalent to paying $1.6 billion a year for the next five years. According to other sources who understand the negotiations, the Trump administration is currently trying to increase South Korea’s funding to 1.5 times its current level, or about $1.2 billion. However, according to sources, South Korea is unwilling to accept the above requirements, and the United States and South Korea have huge differences on the new agreement. Wen Zai told South Korean officials that he is not willing to provide more than the amount that South Korea has agreed to. The leaders of the five major political parties in South Korea have recently informed Wen Zai, that the South Korean parliament cannot accept more funds for the US military stationed in South Korea.

South Korea’s “Central Daily News” reported on the 10th that in the case of Trump’s dissatisfaction, it is difficult for South Korea to hold a small increase. Previously, Trump had complained that the US military spent a lot of money, pointing out: "It took 761 billion dollars this year, it is crazy." It is said that reducing the US defense costs and strengthening the requirements of the Allies in this case is the first problem to be solved. . For South Korea, in addition to the military apportionment, South Korea is also facing the immunity to seek tax increases from the United States. In the economic cooperation between South Korea and North Korea, including the groundbreaking ceremony of the Korean-North Korean railway and highway connection project, even in the humanity of North Korea. The sanctions for the support of the doctrine are exempted, and South Korea also seeks the United States.

The Central Daily News pointed out that when the current agreement was concluded in January 2014, the total rate of increase was only 5.8% (later is the annual price increase rate). However, there is still a big gap between the requirements of South Korea and the United States, which currently advocates the same amount of military expenditure. Therefore, it is not yet known whether the 10th military expenditure assessment can reach an agreement. However, some people speculate that this time South Korea may accept the US request to a certain extent, reaching an increase of 1 billion US dollars.

The Wall Street Journal also pointed out that although US Secretary of Defense James Matisse and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford tried to use financial considerations and the importance of the alliance, they tried to persuade President Trump not to assume responsibility for South Korea. More military expenses, but it has no effect. At the same time, an important meeting between US Secretary of State Pompeo and Kim Jong-un was cancelled last month, and the US-DPRK talks stalled. Therefore, the US-South Korea’s stalemate in military spending will put pressure on South Korea’s important ally, South Korea, which may make South Korea weaken its position in South Korea while seeking to repair its relationship with North Korea.
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To be honest, if you sit near of a world giant, you need to pay more for protection.

As simple as that!

I don't know if South Korean will understand this simple knowledge.
 
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U.S. report proposes ‘sharing of nuclear capabilities with South Korea, Japan

Posted July. 31, 2019 07:37

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1. The B61 nuclear bomb is the primary thermonuclear gravity bomb used by the U.S.

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2. About 150 to 200 B61 nuclear bombs are deployed to U.S. bases located in five allies – Germany, Belgium, Turkey, the Netherlands, and Italy – and will be airdropped using bombers of the countries in war time.

A proposal made by the National Defense University (NDU) under the U.S. Department of Defense in its recent report for the U.S. to share its nonstrategic nuclear capabilities with South Korea and Japan is causing a stir in conjunction with North Korea’s resumption of provocations.

An agreement similar to the “nuclear sharing arrangement” with South Korea and Japan suggested by the NDU is already in place among NATO countries. About 150 to 200 B61 nuclear bombs are deployed to U.S. bases located in five allies – Germany, Belgium, Turkey, the Netherlands, and Italy – and will be airdropped using battleplanes of the countries in case of emergency.

As the U.S. has the ownership of the nuclear bombs, the five allies are not considered to be in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The “final approval code” for nuclear bombs to be operable is controlled by the U.S. and the five countries practically execute 50% of the right to use nuclear bombs as they offer battleplanes that the bombs are loaded onto and dropped from. Joint approval by the presidents of the U.S. and the country concerned is required for nuclear weapons to be used.

The report said the U.S.’ nuclear sharing arrangement with South Korea and Japan will deter the nuclear and missile threats by North Korea and add pressure on China to prevent North Korea’s provocations. However, the report added a condition that NATO’s current nuclear sharing model should not be mirrored as it is, which is interpreted as the U.S. will be in charge of airdropping nuclear bombs while South Korea and Japan will be given the right for joint use.

“It means the actual use of nuclear bombs must be strictly controlled in consideration of the huge amount of conventional weapons deployed along the Military Demarcation Line between the two Koreas and the potential use of nuclear weapons by North Korea,” said a military source.

Strong opposition from the neighboring countries, such as China and Russia, is also expected. “If the U.S.’ nuclear capabilities are deployed to South Korea, China will put all-around pressure on Seoul to a level incomparable to the THAAD case and Russia may join in such movement as well,” said a South Korean government official.

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South Korea to develop anti-air laser weapons system by 2023

15:17 September 17, 2019

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a project to develop a laser weapons system designed to disable aerial targets, such as drones, the arms procurement agency said Tuesday.

Under the project worth 88 billion won (US$73.98 million), the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) seeks to complete the development of the system, named Block-I, capable of launching precision strikes against small unmanned aerial vehicles by 2023 for operational deployment.

The weapons system is supposed to direct lasers from optical fibers at aerial targets at a short distance to neutralize them.

It can react quickly, literally at the speed of light, and is capable of firing a number of shots without physical bullets or shells, as it relies on electrical power, which costs around 2,000 won per shot, according to DAPA.

Only a handful of advanced countries, including the United States, Israel and Germany, have acquired these weapons.

As part of preparations for the project, South Korea's state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has studied related technologies for years, DAPA added.

"After the development of the system aimed at small targets at close range, we will continue to upgrade it to intercept bigger targets farther away, such as fighter jets and satellites. in the future," DAPA said in a release.

Drones, which are cheap and easy to control, have become an increasing security threat in recent years. Last week, a series of drone attacks damaged Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, severely hurting the global energy supply.

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1. South Korean AA laser weapons system Block-I.

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U.S. to Lift Cap on Range of S.Korean Rockets

January 29, 2020 11:47

The U.S. has agreed to lift caps on the range and force of civilian South Korean rockets. That could remove a major obstacle to Korea's goal of developing a solid-fuel rocket capable of putting a satellite in geosynchronous orbit.

Government sources said Tuesday that negotiations between the U.S. and South Korean governments to revise missile guidelines have reached the final stage of ironing out the details to ease thrust and range limits on civilian rockets using solid-fuel boosters.

The U.S.-South Korean missile guidelines from 1979 had been revised three times -- in 2001, 2012 and 2017 -- but limits remained in place capping their thrust at 1 million pounds per second, which is just 1/10 of the thrust of rockets used by advanced countries, and their range at 800 km.

The two sides have held behind-the-scenes negotiations about another revision since 2018. The caps have come in for increasing criticism at a time when North Korea is developing long-range, solid-fuel missiles.

Scrapping the limits will give South Korea's civilian space program a considerable boost. Solid-fuel rockets are simpler to design and cheaper to build than liquid-fueled ones as well as being easier to transport and launch because there is no need to pump in fuel.

The U.S. maintained the caps because it did not want South Korea to use the technology to build missiles for military use. But South Korea promised to use them only for civilian purposes and reasoned that the South lags far behind its neighbors in terms of rocket technology.

There are concerns that scrapping the limits could incite protests from China and North Korea, but a government source said, "Inter-Korean relations have nothing to do with revised missile guidelines for our civilian space program."

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Well, after Japan's Epsilon rocket, this makes another one with dual-use civilian-military, latent ICBM capabilities!

Which begs the question, of which nation will be targeted by South Korea with the tacit accord of the U.S.A., at more than 5'000 km distance? Probably the same as Japan.:smart:

After China, Japan, and North Korea, it will be the 4th powers with such capability in East Asia.

While this year the Republic of China (R.O.C.) will also access to satellite launch capability and solid propellant ballistic missile capability of its own with more than 2'000 km range!

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South Korea plans to upgrade its SSM-700K anti-ship missile
Dae Young Kim, Seoul - Jane's Defence Weekly
03 May 2020
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South Korea is planning to enhance the performance of its SSM-700K Haeseong (C-Star) anti-ship missile. Source: RoKN
South Korea is planning to enhance the performance of the locally developed SSM‐700K Haeseong (C-Star), sea-skimming, anti-ship missile, which has been in service with the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) since 2005.

An official from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) told Jane's in late April that advanced research analysis on a potential performance upgrade will be conducted between October 2020 and April 2021.

It is unclear what the upgrade will exactly entail but the navy is believed to be seeking to extend the weapon's maximum range - currently 150 km - to more than 200 km, bolster its anti-jamming capabilities, and enhance its satellite navigation and overall guidance system.

Military officials told Jane's that they want the upgraded SSM-700K to have a performance similar to that of the US-made RGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missile, but with a longer range. The RGM-84L had a stated maximum range of 124 km.

South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) began developing the radar‐guided, air‐breathing SSM-700K in 1996, with mass production and deployment starting in 2005.

Prior to this the RoKN had introduced US-made Harpoon and French-made Exocet anti-ship missiles.

The SSM-700K, which is currently deployed on the RoKN's KDX-3-class destroyers, Incheon (FFX-I) and Daegu (FFX-II)-class frigates, and Gumdoksuri-class (PKG-A)-class fast patrol vessels, among others, is thought to use a phased‐array active radar seeker.

In flight the gimballed seeker scans in the horizontal plane only. The missile uses a GPS‐aided inertial navigation system for mid‐course guidance and active radar for terminal homing.

https://www.janes.com/article/95930/south-korea-plans-to-upgrade-its-ssm-700k-anti-ship-missile
 
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