South Korea’s military needs more manpower — not high-tech gadgets, experts say



News South Korea’s military needs more manpower — not high-tech gadgets, experts say Yet another individual crossed over from North Korea this week, renewing heated complaints about border security Jeongmin Kim February 18, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ministry of National Defense \| South Korean guard post South Korea’s minister of defense apologized to his country on Wednesday after the military failed to quickly apprehend yet another man crossing the border from North Korea. The man — an apparent defector — is thought to have swum from North Korea through the East Sea for roughly six hours on Tuesday before emerging on the South Korean side of Gangwon province and traveling through a drain, according to defense minister Suh Wook, who spoke at the National Assembly on Wednesday. South Korea’s minister of defense apologized to his country on Wednesday after the military failed to quickly apprehend yet another man crossing the border from North Korea. The man — an apparent defector — is thought to have swum from North Korea through the East Sea for roughly six hours on Tuesday before emerging on the South Korean side of Gangwon province and traveling through a drain, according to defense minister Suh Wook, who spoke at the National Assembly on Wednesday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korea’s military needs more manpower — not high-tech gadgets, experts say

Yet another individual crossed over from North Korea this week, renewing heated complaints about border security

Jeongmin Kim February 18, 2021

South Korea’s military needs more manpower — not high-tech gadgets, experts say

Ministry of National Defense | South Korean guard post

South Korea’s minister of defense apologized to his country on Wednesday after the military failed to quickly apprehend yet another man crossing the border from North Korea.

The man — an apparent defector — is thought to have swum from North Korea through the East Sea for roughly six hours on Tuesday before emerging on the South Korean side of Gangwon province and traveling through a drain, according to defense minister Suh Wook, who spoke at the National Assembly on Wednesday.

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