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Korea Herald
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
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Military under fire for 'lack of discipline' after series of major accidents 기사 요약: 최근 연이어 발생한 군 사고가 미숙한 조작 및 실수에서 비롯된 것으로 알려지면서, 군 기강해이에 대한 우려와 논란이 커지고 있다. [1] South Korea's military has come under fire for lax discipline following a series of major accidents in recent months, including the latest involving the Air Force's accidental dropping of two gun pods from a KA-1 light attack aircraft during training on Friday. come under fire: 비판을 받다 lax: 해이한 [2] The series of incidents came amid a leadership vacuum in the military that began in December, prompting security concerns due to signs of a weakened defense posture. vacuum: 공백 [3] Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and several other key unit commanders were arrested and have been detained for their alleged roles in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law declaration on Dec. 3. alleged: 추정되는 [4] 'On the surface, (the series of accidents) may seem to be merely a lack of discipline within the military, but it's more an accumulation of inadequate military training,' said Yang Uk, a research fellow in military strategy and weapons systems at the Asan Institute of Policy Studies, speaking via phone on Sunday.
Korea Herald
20-04-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Military under fire for 'lack of discipline' after series of major accidents
Expert blames years of 'inadequate' military training, calls for consistency South Korea's military has come under fire for lax discipline following a series of major accidents in recent months, including the latest involving the Air Force's accidental dropping of two gun pods from a KA-1 light attack aircraft during training on Friday. The series of incidents came amid a leadership vacuum in the military that began in December, prompting security concerns due to signs of a weakened defense posture. Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and several other key unit commanders were arrested and have been detained for their alleged roles in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law declaration on Dec. 3. Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho is currently serving as the acting defense minister. 'On the surface, (the series of accidents) may seem to be merely a lack of discipline within the military, but it's more an accumulation of inadequate military training,' said Yang Uk, a research fellow in military strategy and weapons systems at the Asan Institute of Policy Studies, speaking via phone on Sunday. 'It's the result of inconsistency in military training, with the liberal Moon Jae-in administration having halted and scaled back several key drills and then the Yoon administration failing to revive the momentum of the exercises,' he said. What the South Korean military desperately needs at the moment is consistency in its training, in Yang's view. According to the Air Force on Friday, a KA-1 light attack aircraft jettisoned two gun pods and two empty fuel tanks during a night training exercise held over Pyeongchang, approximately 125 kilometers east of Seoul. No casualties or property damage have been reported as the components landed in a mountainous area, the Air Force said. The Air Force announced the following day that it had found and retrieved the two gun pods by mobilizing one HH-60 helicopter and 270 troops. But it failed to find the two empty fuel tanks on Saturday and said that the search mission would continue on Sunday. Friday's accident came a month after an Israeli-made Heron -- a large uncrewed aerial reconnaissance vehicle -- crashed into a Surion utility helicopter that was parked in an airfield at an Army base in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, on March 18. The crash ignited a fire, and both the helicopter and the UAV were destroyed. There were no casualties or injuries, but the Army is believed to have incurred a financial loss of at least 23 billion won ($16.1 million). After launching an internal investigation into the matter, the South Korean Army on April 9 blamed the incident on "a sudden gust of strong wind." The wind pushed the UAV, which was attempting to land on the runway, toward the helicopter, the Army explained. Two weeks prior to the crash, two South Korean KF-16 fighter jets accidentally bombed a village near the inter-Korean border, injuring 38 people, mostly civilians. The South Korean Air Force cited pilot error for the accident. Since then, the two pilots and two Air Force unit commanders have been booked by Defense Ministry investigators on charges of professional negligence resulting in injury.
Korea Herald
20-04-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Military under fire for 'lack of discipline' after series of incidents
Expert blames years of 'inadequate' military training, calls for consistency South Korea's military has come under fire for lax discipline following a series of incidents in recent months, including the latest involving the Air Force's accidental dropping of two gun pods from a KA-1 light attack aircraft during training on Friday. The series of incidents came amid a leadership vacuum in the military that began in December, prompting security concerns due to signs of a weakened defense posture. Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and several other key unit commanders have been arrested and detained for their alleged roles in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declaration on Dec. 3. Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho is currently serving as the acting minister. 'On the surface, (the series of incidents) may seem to be merely a lack of discipline within the military, but it's more an accumulation of inadequate military training,' said Yang Uk, a research fellow at the Asan Institute of Policy Studies, speaking via phone. 'It's the result of inconsistency in military training, with the liberal Moon Jae-in administration having halted and scaled back several key drills and then the Yoon administration failing to revive the momentum of the exercises,' he added. What the South Korean military desperately needs at the moment is consistency in its training, Yang suggested. According to the Air Force on Friday, a KA-1 light attack aircraft jettisoned two gun pods and two empty fuel tanks during a night training exercise held over Pyeongchang, approximately 125 kilometers east of Seoul. No casualties or property damage have been reported as the components landed in a mountainous area, the Air Force added. The Air Force announced the following day that it had found and retrieved the two gun pods by mobilizing one HH-60 helicopter and 270 troops. But it failed to find the two empty fuel tanks on Saturday and said that the search mission would continue on Sunday. Friday's incident came a month after an Israeli-made Heron -- a large uncrewed aerial reconnaissance vehicle -- crashed into a Surion utility helicopter that was parked in an airfield at an Army base in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, on March 18. The crash ignited a fire, and both the helicopter and the UAV were destroyed. There were no casualties or injuries, but the Army is believed to have incurred a financial loss of at least 23 billion won ($16.1 million). After launching an internal investigation into the matter, the South Korean Army on April 9 blamed the incident on "a sudden gust of strong wind." The wind pushed the UAV, which was attempting to land on the runway, toward the helicopter, the Army explained. Two weeks prior to the crash, two South Korean KF-16 fighter jets accidentally bombed a village near the inter-Korean border, injuring 38 people, mostly civilians. The South Korean Air Force cited pilot error for the accident. Since then, the two pilots and two Air Force unit commanders have been booked by Defense Ministry investigators on charges of professional negligence resulting in injury.
Korea Herald
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Ex-lawmaker calls for creation of 'Asian NATO,' redeployment of US tactical nukes to S. Korea
A prominent former South Korean lawmaker on Monday called for the creation of an Asian version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and suggested considering the redeployment of US tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea to enhance regional security. Chung Mong-joon, a seven-term conservative politician and honorary chairman of the Seoul-based Asan Institute of Policy Studies, made the remarks, citing the growing security challenges posed by North Korea's nuclear missile threats and the military expansionism of Russia and China. "South Korea is close to God but too close to China, too close to Russia, and too far from the US, and it is a big problem," Chung said in a speech during an event at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington. Chung quoted the famous phrase, "Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the US," attributed to 19th century Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz, who used it to describe the challenges his country faced at the time from its powerful neighbor. "The United States and its allies and partners need to show credible resolve to deter North Korean, Chinese and Russian military adventurism," Chung said. "We need an Asian version of NATO." Chung suggested naming the group the "Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization." Chung said it was "not convincing" that the US has kept its tactical nuclear weapons away from the Korean Peninsula, where the security situation is "more severe" than in Europe, despite maintaining around 100 such weapons there. "The redeployment of some of these weapons to the bases in South Korea needs to be considered," he said. Chung went on to suggest that the US and its treaty allies, like South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand, should strengthen minilateral security cooperation, as well as with partners like India and Indonesia. "This is not about containment or regime change of a sovereign state. It is about ensuring that the sovereignty of all countries in the Indo-Pacific is respected so that we can live free from coercion," Chung said. "It will ensure that we can continue to co-exist, maintain economic relations and avoid all-out war," he said. Chung, who led the major South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries, said South Korea has "much to contribute," regarding US President Donald Trump's interest in cooperating with Seoul on shipbuilding. Monday's event was held as SAIS established a distinguished chair in security studies in Chung's name, funded by his $7.5 million donation. Chung is a SAIS graduate. (Yonhap)
