Jung Se-hyun: "Yoon, If Moon Had Done Half of the Security Work, This Would Not Have Happened"

"NSC Held in Real Time During Moon Administration"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jeong Se-hyun, former Minister of Unification and Senior Vice Chairman of the National Unification Advisory Council under the Moon Jae-in administration, criticized the Yoon Seok-yeol government regarding the North Korean drone infiltration incident, saying, "If only half of the Moon Jae-in government's security measures had been in place, such an incident would not have occurred."

On the 27th, Jeong appeared on TBS's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' and said, "Such a serious incident occurred, but the president did not convene the National Security Council (NSC) and instead held a brief meeting chaired by the National Security Office director. What is this?" He pointedly added, "Does the president not know that the NSC meeting should be convened during working hours, not after leaving work?"

He continued, "The people really cannot trust the president," and said, "In the past, there would have been real-time NSC meetings chaired by the president even in the early morning."

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Jeong criticized, "The president boasted during his candidacy that he would launch a preemptive strike if North Korea showed any sign of firing missiles, but this time it was revealed that the Republic of Korea Armed Forces are just paper tigers. Previously, in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, only one drone came each time, but this is the first time five drones took off. To shoot them down, 20 aircraft were deployed, but not a single one succeeded."

He emphasized, "Whether the defense minister, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the air force chief should take responsibility, if strict disciplinary action is not taken as a deterrent, the soldiers will not become alert, and if such incidents happen again, they might just be brushed off carelessly."

Although our military announced that it deployed manned and unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to the area north of the Military Demarcation Line in response to the North Korean drone infiltration, Jeong pointed out that this has little significance. He said, "There are no security or strategically important facilities 20 to 30 km north of the Demilitarized Zone," and added, "How much more will North Korea belittle South Korea in the future?"

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