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DPRK - ROK | 2026
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EU & South Korea security coordination is moving in parallel with EU & Japan engagement. The second EU & ROK Security and Defence Dialogue was held in Seoul, another sign that Europe’s Indo-Pacific posture is becoming more operational, not just rhetorical.
South Korea’s ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho has arrived in Esquimalt, Canada after the ROK Navy’s first submarine trans Pacific voyage, a 14,000 km transit via Guam and Hawaii. The visit supports joint drills with Canada and Seoul’s bid for Ottawa’s major submarine procurement.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry published its basic plan for nuclear powered submarine development. Seoul is aiming for a domestically built, conventionally armed nuclear powered attack submarine under “Jang Bogo N,” with first launch targeted for the mid 2030s. Fuel path: LEU up to 20%, with U.S. fuel consultation and nonproliferation compliance central to the issue.
North Korea fired multiple close range ballistic missiles and artillery rockets from the Jongju area toward the Yellow Sea around 1 p.m. Seoul says it increased surveillance, shared information with the U.S. and Japan, and maintained readiness.
UPDATE: North Korean state media says Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of a newly developed lightweight multipurpose missile launching system and multiple tactical cruise missiles. This follows South Korea’s detection of DPRK close range ballistic missiles and artillery rockets toward the Yellow Sea yesterday.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry denied reporting that the U.S. proposed dissolving Combined Forces Command after wartime OPCON transfer. MND says the current CFC structure will be maintained, with the future CFC concept agreed in 2018 still serving as the basis.
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U.S. House FY2027 NDAA draft to tighten restrictions on reducing U.S. Forces Korea below 28,500 troops.
Yonhap reports U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called for a “balanced” wartime OPCON transfer to South Korea that respects U.S. military roles.
Seoul is reportedly aiming for transfer as early as 2028, while USFK Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson has suggested conditions could be met by no later than Q1 2029.
Yonhap, citing KCNA, reports North Korea’s spy chief Ri Chang-dae attended an international security forum in Russia and met Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu. KCNA said the two discussed strengthening North Korea-Russia security and intelligence cooperation.
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N. Korea's spy chief meets chief Russian security official in Moscow | Yonhap News Agency
Yonhap reports South Korea’s defense minister sought bipartisan U.S. congressional support for Seoul’s nuclear-powered submarine project during Shangri-La meetings with U.S. lawmakers. Seoul aims to domestically build and launch its first nuclear-powered submarine in the mid-2030s.
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Defense minister seeks U.S. congressional support for S. Korea's nuclear-powered sub project | Yonhap News Agency