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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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