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[ Chart 2-1 ] National Security Strategy and Defense Policy

National Vision National Defense Objectives
A Nation of the People, a Just Republic of Korea • Protecting the nation from external military threats
and attacks
• A government commited to serving its citizens
• Supporting a peaceful unification of the
• A nation that ensures the wellbeing of its citizen
Korean Peninsula
• A peaceful and prosperous Korean Peninsula
• Contributing to regional stability and world peace
• An economy centered on the coprosperity of all
• Balanced development across the nation
National Security Objectives
National Defense Vision
• Peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue
and the establishment of permanent peace
• Contribution to peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia Competent Security
and the world
• Realization of a society that protects people’s safety and Robust National Defense
and lives

Tenets of the National Security Strategy
• Taking the initiative for a peaceful and prosperous
Korean Peninsula
Six Tenets of National Defense Policy
• Ensuring strong national security through steadfast defense
• Pursuing a well-balanced and cooperative diplomacy
˝ Establishing a robust national defense posture
• Ensuring public safety and protecting their rights against omnidirectional security threats
˞ Developing a mutually complementary and
robust ROK–U.S. Alliance, and promoting
Strategic Tasks
exchanges and cooperation for national defense
˝ Working toward the denuclearization of the Korean ˟ Building a strong force that supports peace
Peninsula and the establishment of permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula by firmly implementing
˞ Developing a sustainable inter-Korean relationship, defense reform
and achieve mutual prosperity ˠ Establishing a transparent and efficient national
˟ Taking the initiative in strengthening national defense defense operation system
capabilities based on the ROK–U.S. Alliance ˡ Instilling a high-morale military culture that
ˠ Pursuing pragmatic diplomacy that focuses on the accompanies the people and invokes public trust
interests of the people and the nation ˢ Building a foundation for peace establishment
ˡ Reinforcing the national crisis management system through inter-Korean military confidence
for a safer Republic of Korea building and arms control

| Tenets of the National Defense Policy | The ROK Armed Forces laid out and implements
six tenets for its national defense policy, which serve as consistent policy directions guiding the

realization of its national defense vision: establishing a robust national defense posture against
omnidirectional security threats; developing a mutually complementary and robust ROK–U.S.
Alliance, as well as promoting exchanges and cooperation for national defense; building a strong

military that supports peace on the Korean Peninsula by thoroughly implementing national
defense reforms; establishing a transparent and eff icient national defense management system;
instilling a high-morale military culture with public companionship and conf idence; and inter-

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