Integrated Defense Posture Mid-Year Evaluation Meeting... Discussion on Countermeasures Against North Korea's Trash Balloons

Attendance of Related Agencies Including National Intelligence Service, National Police Agency, and National Fire Agency

The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on the 14th that it held a mid-year evaluation meeting on establishing an integrated defense posture at the Yongsan Joint Chiefs of Staff building, attended by officials from related agencies including the National Intelligence Service, the National Police Agency, the National Fire Agency, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

At the meeting chaired by Kim Myung-soo, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and also the head of the Integrated Defense Headquarters, discussions were held on real-time situation dissemination and sharing, as well as strengthening inter-agency cooperation measures to effectively respond to North Korea's provocations threatening public safety, such as the release of waste balloons toward South Korea.

The attendees reviewed the progress of tasks raised at the Central Integrated Defense Meeting held in January under the chairmanship of President Yoon Suk-yeol, including the establishment of an automated civil defense alarm dissemination system and the expansion of civil defense shelters to ensure public safety. They also agreed to swiftly implement follow-up measures to prepare effective public safety countermeasures.

Furthermore, they decided to conduct integrated training involving civilians, government, military, police, and fire services, such as the Hwarang exercise, to establish an integrated defense posture and thereby further strengthen the capability to ensure public safety and respond at the level of a national total war in emergencies.

Chairman Kim emphasized, "It is very important that each agency proactively prepares and actively promotes public safety measures that the public can feel and trust at the integrated defense level, so that our citizens can engage in their livelihoods with peace of mind against any provocations from North Korea."

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