There is no problem with preparedness… I hope it will be shared soon
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Hyo-jung and Kim Cheol-seon = Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Jin Young-seung said on the 8th that although the U.S.'s sharing of information on North Korea is partially restricted, there is no problem with preparedness. However, he also mentioned that there was a need to quickly resolve the situation.
At the National Assembly's National Defense Committee's audit of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Joint Chiefs of Staff) on this day, People Power Party lawmaker Seong Il-jong asked, "Is key information currently being shared between the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the United States in relation to North Korea's nuclear program?" Chairman Jin responded, "Some things are limited, but there is no problem with our readiness posture."
Regarding the level of information sharing, he explained, "It does not mean that imminent signs or various other matters cannot be shared," and when Rep. Seong said, "They say they are not giving out important information," he refuted, "I don't think so."
When People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Yong-won asked again whether there were some restrictions on information sharing with North Korea, Chairman Jin repeatedly said, "It is true that this (information sharing) has not been fully restored, but there are no problems or restrictions in our ability to carry out missions related to nuclear weapons and missiles."
The intention is that there is no problem in sharing information such as signs of North Korea's missile launches or launch trajectories.
However, Chairman Jin also said, “As a result, I think it is best for this situation to be resolved quickly, and I am working hard.”
When Rep. Yoo pointed out, "Has information sharing ever been restricted, even partially, for such a long period of time? Isn't this highly unusual?" he responded, "I think it will probably be shared in a short period of time."
The United States has been restricting the sharing of information on North Korea in protest of Unification Minister Chung Dong-young's remarks in March regarding "North Korean uranium enrichment facilities." It is known that this is information related to North Korean technology collected by the US through satellite.
It was reported that the National Intelligence Service was excluded from the Korea-U.S.-Japan consultative meeting to respond to North Korean cyber threats held in the U.S. last June at the request of the U.S.
During the questioning process on this day, Rep. Park Seon-won of the Democratic Party of Korea claimed that information sharing restrictions are an issue that needs to be resolved between the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Intelligence Service, and that "we are now confirming that almost everything has been resolved."
When Rep. Park asked whether there were any problems between the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. military-related intelligence agencies, such as the National Security Agency (NSA) under the Ministry of Defense (Department of War), Chairman Jin confirmed, "There are none."
Meanwhile, in response to a question about whether information from the Defense Intelligence Headquarters is received in real time following the recent separation of the Defense Intelligence Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Intelligence Headquarters, Chairman Jin responded, "We are considering reorganization as the strategic intelligence-related part is somewhat limited."
