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transnational and nonmilitary threats such as terrorism, cyber-attacks, large-scale
               disasters, and other potential threats.


               Supporting a Peaceful   Peace is an issue of the country’s survival and a
               Unification of          national interest of the highest level. Peace is also           Chapter 2
               the Korean Peninsula    the foundation for achieving peaceful unification.
                                       Without robust security, peace can neither be
               maintained nor built. To this end, the ROK Armed Forces will support peace on the
               Korean Peninsula through strength by establishing a ROK-led defense capabilities.


               Contributing to Regional Stability   Based on a solid ROK–US alliance, the
               and World Peace                   ROK Armed Forces will contribute not
                                                 only to stability in Northeast Asia, but
               also to world peace, by promoting amicable and cooperative relationships with the
               surrounding nations, and by proactively participating in international peacekeeping
               operations as well as defense cooperative exchanges.



               2. National Defense Vision and Tenets of the NDP



               National Defense Vision   The ROK Armed Forces has set "competent secu-
                                         rity and robust national defense" as the vision for
               national defense. "Competent security" signifies protecting the safety and lives of

               the people and safeguarding the territory and sovereignty of the ROK from external
               and internal threats and invasion "through strength" by acquiring a ROK-led war
               capability based on advanced military force, field-based education and training, and
               strong mentality. "Robust national defense" signifies establishing an omnidirectional
               military readiness posture that guarantees victory in battle by deterring and actively
               countering enemy provocations through ROK-led defense capabilities based on the
               ironclad ROK–US alliance.


               Tenets of the National   The ROK Armed Forces is imple-menting six national
               Defense Policy          defense policy tenets, which serve as consistent
                                       policy directions guiding the realization of its na-
               tional defense vision: (1) establishing a robust national defense posture against
               omnidirectional security threats; (2) developing a mutually complementary and
               robust ROK–US alliance and promoting exchanges and cooperation for national




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