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The Central Integrated Defense Committee is the highest decision-making body in
matters related to integrated defense, reporting to the Prime Minister. The committee
deliberates and decides upon the following: national-level integrated defense
policies, integrated defense operations and training guidelines, declaration or lifting
of an integrated defense situation, coordination of tasks related to integrated defense
between government ministries and related organizations, and cost of mobilizing
national defense elements according to integrated defense operations. 35)

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Integrated Defense The Integrated Defense Headquarters is responsible for According to Article 4 of
the United Defense Act,
Headquaters integrated defense operations. With the chairman of the the Prime Minister serves
as the chairperson of
JCS serving as its director, the organization establishes the Central Integrated
Defense Committee, and
and coordinates integrated defense policies, evaluates and supervises the integrated its committee members
are the ministers of
defense posture, conducts a comprehensive analysis of the status of integrated government departments
including the Minister of
defense operations, and devises response measures. It also develops the Integrated Economy and Finance,
the Minister of the Office
Defense Operations and Training Guidelines and related plans, and conducts for Government Policy
Coordination, the Minister
various tasks associated with their implementation including adjustment and of Patriots and Veterans
Affairs, the Minister of
control, cooperation with relevant organizations in the integrated defense system, Government Legislation,
the Minister of Food and
and consultations and adjustments on matters related to project execution. It also Drug Safety, the director
of the National Intelligence
supervises a working committee on integrated defense for coordination within the Service, the director of
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government and for an uninterrupted execution of integrated defense works. the Integrated Defense
Headquarters (Chairman
of the JCS), and other
persons prescribed by the
Regional Integrated Defense The Regional Integrated Defense Committees Presidential Decree.
Committees are set up in 17 metropolitan and special self- 36)
In accordance with the
governing cities and provinces including the Presidential Decree
No. 398 and Article 8
Seoul Metropolitan City and 228 cities, counties, and districts. They are chaired by of the United Defense
Guidelines, the committee
metropolitan city mayors, provincial governors, city mayors, county governors, and is composed of the
working-level directors of
district office heads. Each Regional Integrated Defense Committee deliberates and government departments
including the MND and
decides upon matters including declaring or lifting an integrated defense situation the JCS, and all military
headquarters and
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at a local level , establishing support measures for integrated defense operations, Operations Commands.
designating vulnerable areas or repealing the designation thereof, and effectively 37)
fostering and operating national defense elements and support measures. In accordance with
Article 5 of the United
Defense Act, among
the Regional Integrated
Integrated Defense The Integrated Defense Support Headquarters, Defense Committees,
only the committees of
Support Headquarters established at the level of a Metropolitan City, metropolitan and special
self-governing cities
province, city, county, district, town (eup), township and provinces including
the Seoul Metropolitan
(myeon), and neighborhood (dong), develops and implements plans for supporting City can declare and lift
an integrated defense
integrated defense operations and training. They also set up and operate an situation.

Chapter 3. Safeguarding Peace by Establishing a Robust Defense Posture Against Omnidirectional Security Threats