U.S. and South Korean defense conduct space threat response plan training... Also evaluate space cooperation trends between Russia and North Korea = South Korean Ministry of National Defense

The U.S. and South Korean defense ministries practiced ways to respond to potential threats that could arise in the space domain. The South Korean Ministry of National Defense held the 2nd US-Korea Space Cooperation Discussion Ceremony Exercise (TTX) on the 19th and 20th at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul.
The 21st National Defense Space Policy Working Group (SCWG) was held. This time, TTX and SCWG collaborated with Choi Byung-ok, defense policy officer from the South Korean Ministry of National Defense, and John John from the U.S. Department of Defense.
・The meeting was co-represented by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Space and Missile Defense John Hill, and other key officials from the United States and South Korea participated. First, this TTX is the second policy-level discussion exercise held between the U.S. and South Korean defense ministries.
. Improve the unified understanding between the two countries on countermeasures and countermeasures against potential threats in the space domain, and improve the unified understanding between the two countries in the medium and long term.
The explanation is that the discussion focused on the direction of space cooperation. The two countries also noted the recently identified potential for space cooperation between Russia and North Korea and shared their assessments of related trends, the South Korean Ministry of Defense reported.
I got it. Prior to this, North Korean Chairman Kim Jung Eun held a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome on the 13th. this seat
They toured the assembly and test building for Russia's latest rocket, Angara, the SOYOUs-2 space rocket launch facility, and the Angara launch complex currently under construction.
While the possibility of technical cooperation on reconnaissance satellites between Russia and North Korea has been raised, the U.S. and South Korean defense ministries have announced that they are planning to cooperate with Kim Jong-un's space base during the TTX.
It appears that the visit was analyzed in detail and the expected areas of cooperation were evaluated. Following the TTX, the U.S. and South Korean defense ministries held the 21st SCWG, and the 54th U.S.-ROK Security Consultations in November last year.
In line with the goals set at the SCM, various categories of space cooperation proposals were discussed to further strengthen the Alliance's space cooperation.
South Korea's Ministry of National Defense said, ``From now on, the United States and South Korea will faithfully implement the results discussed at the TTX and SCWG.''