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at the 46 SCM in 2014, and approved the implementation guidance on the 4D Operational
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Concept at the 47 SCM in 2015. The guidance includes concrete instructions on the execution
of the alliance’s comprehensive counter-missile operations based on the 4D operational concept
and the enhancement of related capabilities.

Since 2016, the ROK and the United States has been continuously seeking ways to implement,
based on the guidance, the concept in f ive f ields including the alliance’s decision-making, planning,
command and control, exercise and training, and capability development. The two countries will

focus their capability on the continuous enhancement of the alliance’s comprehensive counter-
missile capabilities and posture to achieve the complete denuclearization and establishment of
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lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

[ Chart 3-7 ] Tailored Deterrence Strategy and 4D Operational Concept

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ROK Counter-missile
Capabilities Capabilities
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* DIE: Diplomacy, Information, Economy
* DIE: Diplomacy, Information, Economymy
* M: Military
* M: Military

| Building Key Forces to Deter and Counter Nuclear and Missile Threats | The ROK
triad system—an important component in the implementation of the concepts of the alliance’s
comprehensive counter-missile operations (4D Operational Concept)—is being expanded and

enhanced from the existing one focused on North Korean threats to the “Korea Air and Missile
Defense (KAMD)” and the “strategic strike system” to counter omnidirectional security threats.
The ROK Armed Forces is striving to build core forces necessary for this development as early

as possible.

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