Ruling and opposition parties criticize government response to North Korean drone... "Yoon hasn't even convened the NSC"

Joo Ho-young "No Moment for Mistakes or Gaps"
Yoo Seung-min "Won't Open NSC Even if War Breaks Out"
Kim Sung-hwan "National Prestige Falls in an Instant"

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Youngwon Kim] The political sphere has harshly criticized the government's response regarding the infiltration of North Korean drones.

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, stated at the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 27th, “North Korea repeatedly provoked with nuclear missile tests and suddenly launched a tactical provocation,” adding, “It seems we were thoroughly caught off guard.”

Floor leader Joo said, “Putting aside the fact that the fighter jet crashed during the response process, the very fact that the enemy’s drone flew to the center of Seoul without any sanctions is shocking,” and criticized, “National defense must not have even a moment’s mistake or gap.”

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the party floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 27th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Floor leader Joo received a morning briefing from the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the situation that morning and decided to convene the National Defense Committee on the afternoon of the 28th.

Ahn Cheol-soo, a presidential candidate and member of the People Power Party, emphasized on Facebook that “Our people want peace, but are not afraid to exercise power when necessary,” and added, “Our military must consider North Korean drones as a core military threat and prepare strong countermeasures.” Ahn stated, “The government and military authorities must use this incident as an opportunity to establish fundamental measures to prevent repeated North Korean drone infiltrations.”

Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min also criticized, saying, “The NSC was not convened on the day North Korean drones violated South Korean airspace,” and questioned, “They say it wasn’t convened because they were responding in real time, but will they not convene the NSC even if a war breaks out because they are responding in real time?” Yoo further criticized, “Yesterday, President Yoon Seok-yeol’s schedule is only known to have included bringing his newly adopted dog to the office on his way to work and having a year-end dinner with the heads of the four regional councils.”

The Democratic Party also strongly criticized the Yoon Seok-yeol administration’s failure to respond.

Kim Sung-hwan, chairman of the Policy Committee, pointed out at the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly that day, “Despite five North Korean drones roaming our airspace for more than five hours, they were neither shot down nor countered, leaving us helpless,” and said, “It is an experience of seeing our national prestige fall instantly from a developed country.”

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Kim Byung-joo, a former army general and chairman of the Policy Coordination Committee, said, “From the Hyunmoo-2C ballistic missile misfire accident to failures in launching the Cheongung and air-to-ground missiles, there have been clear operational failures,” and added, “I cannot help but ask if our military’s readiness level is only this much.”

He continued, “There was a security breach, yet the Presidential Office did not convene the National Security Council (NSC),” criticizing, “This shows how insensitive and uninterested President Yoon Seok-yeol and the Presidential Office are regarding the safety of the people.”

Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won criticized, saying, “Our military has fallen from being prepared (유비무환, ‘preparedness prevents trouble’) to being unprepared (무비유환, ‘lack of preparedness causes trouble’),” and added, “From now on, weapons fired will explode backward, and the weapons meant to catch drones are causing trouble themselves.”

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