South Korea\u0027s president on Tuesday called for stronger air defences and hi\u002Dtech stealth drones while the military apologized.
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He said that South Korea’s military needs more intensive readiness and exercises to cope with threats posed by North Korean drones. It was the first time North Korean drones entered South Korean airspace since 2017. The drone flights came three days after South Korea said North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles, extending its record testing activities this year.Article contentNorth Korea has touted its drone program, and South Korean officials have previously said the North had about 300 drones.
Yoon used the drone incident to hit at his liberal predecessor’s engagement policy with North Korea. He said Tuesday South Korea’s military had conducted little anti-drone training since 2017, when Moon Jae-in was inaugurated. Moon was credited with arranging now-dormant diplomacy on North Korea’s nuclear program, but also faced criticism that his appeasement policy allowed North Korea to buy time and boost its nuclear arsenal despite international sanctions. During his campaigning, Yoon described Moon’s government as “subservient” to North Korea and accused him of undermining South Korea’s seven-decade military alliance with the United States.
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