U.S. Bolstering Defenses on Peninsula
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From the Chosun Ilbo
The United States has notified South Korea's defense minister about a plan to send equipment but not troops for one heavy brigade to a local port, where it would be stored on three or four transport vessels, an informed source said this week. The move is seen by some analysts as part of plan by Washington to safeguard against an emergency situation should the talks with North Korea to settle the nuclear crisis break down.
The equipment would comprise 130 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles and 110 other vehicles, along with supplies and ammunition. The vessels would be in the 40,000-60,000 ton class.
The South Korean government will take an earnest approach about whether to accept this proposal, as well as determining details like place and time, while bearing in mind the sensitivity of the issue with relation to North Korea, the source said.
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Posted by rjkoehler at May 27, 2003 06:32 AM