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Establishing a Transparent and Efficient   To keep up with changes in social
                            National Defense Management System    conditions and public demands, the
                                                                  ROK Armed Forces will adopt the
                            technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to enhance the efficiency, openness,
                            and transparency of the overall national defense system. To this end, the ROK
                            Armed Forces plans to lay the legal foundation for maintaining political neutrality
                            and to continue to expand the public’s participation in the policy making process. In
                            addition, the ROK Armed Forces will establish and actively implement measures
                            to eradicate corruption in defense acquisition programs and take strict measures
                            to reduce defense expenditures by increasing the efficiency of national defense
                            management.


                            Cultivating a High-Morale         The ROK Armed Forces will cultivate
                            Military Culture that is Inclusive of   an advanced barracks culture that re-
                            and Trusted by the Public         flects social changes by drastically
                                                              improving the servicemembers’ work-
                            ing conditions and ensuring their human rights to allow them to fully focus on their
                            combat missions. In addition, the ROK Armed Forces will continue to strive to earn
                            the public’s trust and support by actively and preemptively protecting the people’s
                            lives and safety through efforts, such as providing proactive support during national
                            disasters and advancing the interests of the people.



                            Building a Foundation for Establishment   To resolve the North Korean nu-
                            of Peace through Inter-Korean Military   clear issue and shape the condi-
                            Confidence Building and Arms Control   tions to establish permanent peace

                                                                   on the Korean Peninsula, the ROK
                            Armed Forces will work towards military de-escalation and inter-Korean confidence
                            building. The ROK Armed Forces will pursue stable military assurance measures in
                            connection with the progress from inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation projects
                            and will seek realistic arms control measures in line with advances made towards
                            denuclearization and the establishment of a peace regime.



                            3. Military Strategy


                            Military strategy set up the military strategic objectives to realize the NSS and NDP
                            in military domain and specifies the concept to employ military forces and direction




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