As the defense ministers of South Korea and the United States adopted the possibility of “intervention in the Taiwan Strait” as a joint statement, and President Moon Jae-in remarked that “the declaration of an end to the war is for the succession of the next domestic government,” it seems that the increase in arms production is linked with China.
“Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait” was specified in the joint statement of the Security Council Meeting (SCM) by the defense ministers of the Republic of Korea and the United States, and President Moon Jae-in told U.S. Defense Secretary Austin, “North Korea-US dialogue and inter-Korean dialogue are ongoing to the next government. I proposed a declaration of an end to the war,” he said on the 2nd, 'for domestic use'.
The 53rd SCM joint statement announced that “the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait was confirmed as reflected in the joint statement of the summit between US President Joe Biden and President Moon Jae-in in May 2021.”
Austin said on the same day that after President Moon had remarked on the declaration of an end to the Korean War, the Blue House did not reveal his position on the declaration, saying, "The US will make diplomatic efforts toward North Korea remains unchanged."
In a joint press conference after the meeting at the Pentagon, Secretary Austin described China's recent hypersonic weapons test as an act of escalating tensions in the region, and for this reason "assessed China as a 'threat in pursuit'."
"The United States and South Korea are committed to maintaining a diplomatic approach to North Korea, and dialogue with North Korea," Austin said at a press conference. However, at the same time, we also discussed ways to improve the combined defense posture and defend against all threats.”
When asked about the declaration of the end of the war, Defense Minister Seo Wook said, "I do not think that the declaration of an end to the war has a special relationship with SPG for the purpose of planning because it is a political declaration."
On the Secretary of State Austin's flight to South Korea, two senior Pentagon officials told reporters that "the United States and South Korea will begin to formulate a new operational plan that takes into account North Korea's advanced nuclear and missile capabilities," Voice of America (VOA) reported on the 1st. reported
Regarding the new strategic plan, a defense official said, "It will replace the existing strategy that was written about 10 years ago and does not reflect North Korea's military progress in response to the possibility of a North Korean attack." North Korea has advanced its capabilities. The strategic environment has changed over the past few years," the VOA reported, adding that the existing operational plan revision process was "a broad and focused effort" with no set timeline for completion.
Another official said, "South Korea's advanced capacity development and ability to contribute to this plan are important parts of this revision," another official said, not only as a result of North Korea's continued provocations on change, but also as a "natural evolution to a changing environment." announced an increase in armaments.
The ROK-U.S. Combined Forces' operational plan (action plan) is that 'Action 5027' of 1973 is a plan to respond to an all-out war of 'a counterattack against North Korea's attack', and 'Action 5015' of 2010 is a plan to respond to 'the collapse of the North Korean regime and contingencies'. .
Regarding the new 'plan' agreed by the ROK and the US defense, Conservative Land Corporation senior researcher Bruce Bennett told VOA on the same day, "As North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities progress toward 'integrated', there will be a need to establish a new operational plan for North Korea." .
At the request of the Blue House, the National Assembly restored all the cut budgets in the revised bill, which cut the budget for light aircraft carriers from 7.2 billion won to 500 million won in next year's budget of 607.7 trillion won, and passed as a sole amendment bill by the Democratic Party of Korea on the 3rd.