Park Suhyun "President Moon, More Conservative on Security Than Any Previous President"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] "I remember it was the third day since I was appointed as the first spokesperson of the Blue House in 2017. On that day, I became convinced that President Moon Jae-in was more 'conservative' in the fields of 'security and veterans affairs' than any previous president."

Park Soo-hyun, the Blue House Chief of Public Communication, revealed this in a post on Facebook on the 2nd. Park explained, "In 2017, North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations were so frequent and sophisticated that they occurred about once a month on average."

Park said, "Watching President Moon Jae-in propose to President Trump that South Korea and the United States should launch counter missiles and actually order the launch of counter missiles along the East Coast, I thought he was a holder of a firmer security awareness and national perspective than any previous president."

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Park added, "President Moon also showed decisiveness by sending our fighter jets to take off and deliver a powerful warning to North Korea through a bombing power demonstration in response to continued provocations from North Korea."

Regarding the recent SLBM test launch, Park said, "Despite the staff's report that it was difficult to secure visibility at the impact point due to Typhoon, President Moon ordered the test launch as scheduled," adding, "Our country became the seventh in the world to successfully launch an SLBM from an operational submarine."

At the Blue House morning staff meeting, President Moon said, "Yesterday's successful missile test launch by the Defense Science Research Institute was very good. It was a long-range missile test launch aimed at the sea west of Jeju Island, and although it was somewhat regrettable that we could not clearly capture the moment of impact due to bad weather at the impact point and only confirmed it through the instrument panel, it was a very successful event."

President Moon said, "The cruise missile was also successful, which means it is much faster than North Korea's. There is also some regret that the significance of the success of other strategic weapons was not fully conveyed to the public because it was overshadowed by the SLBM success, so I hope experts actively promote it so that the people can have pride and confidence."

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Park said, "Such strategic weapons development cannot be achieved by the president's security perspective or will alone. It must be strongly supported by the defense budget that can promote it, especially the 'Defense Capability Improvement Fund' invested in actual military power enhancement."

Park argued, "'The Moon Jae-in administration is weak on security' is just a fake political frame. Looking at the increase in defense budget and Defense Capability Improvement Fund during the Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in administrations, it is clear how much our government has valued security and defense compared to conservative governments."

Park said, "Looking at the increase in the 'Defense Capability Improvement Fund,' which refers to the cost of purchasing and developing weapons for acquiring new capabilities, among the defense budget by government: Roh Moo-hyun administration 7.06%, Lee Myung-bak administration 5.86%, Park Geun-hye administration 4.65%, Moon Jae-in administration 7.38%, it shows that progressive governments overwhelmingly surpass conservative governments not only in overall defense budget increase but also in the increase of the Defense Capability Improvement Fund."

Park explained, "The overwhelming increase in the 'Defense Capability Improvement Fund' under the Moon Jae-in administration, which is putting all its efforts into overcoming the COVID-19 crisis, clearly shows how strong the president's will is."

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