An incursion of South Korean airspace by North Korean drones exposed Seoul’s lack of air defense preparedness, which will likely take years for the military to correct, according to a classified U.S. assessment that is part of the Discord leaks.
, citing the potential impact on trade with Russia and fears Moscow would retaliate by helping North Korea advance its weapons programs.
The document also notes air defense coverage gaps that could be exploited by North Korean pilots looking for pockets of unsecured airspace. Concern over collateral damage was an additional factor, it says. “South Korea has been really preoccupied with those missile programs and nuclear programs” in North Korea, she said. It appears North Korea took advantage of that oversight, Kim said.
“That’s why North Korea has been focusing on the asymmetrical capability, just like nuclear weapons,” Kim said.Uk Yang, a military strategy expert at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul, said South Korea lost the advantage it had after developing unmanned aircraft in the 1990s.
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