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Cyber

U.S., South Korea To Study Ways To Counter North Korean Sea Threats

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, October 20th, 2016

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U.S., South Korea To Study Ways To Counter North Korean Sea Threats

The United States and South Korea have agreed to set up an “integrated research team” to explore specific steps they can take together to counter increasing maritime threats posed by North Korea, a South Korean official said Oct. 20.The bilateral team will include representatives from South Korea’s defense ministry, joint chiefs of staff and navy and be stood up early next year, South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said through a translator. The need for such cooperation was highlighted by the…

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