Chairman Jin Young-seung of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited the Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense Command on June 16 to assess the operational readiness for joint and combined operations.
The inspection aimed to verify the command's readiness and to encourage the troops.
During the visit, Jin stated, "We must fulfill our mission to protect the lives of our citizens from invisible chemical and biological threats in times of crisis," and directed that a comprehensive government response capability be established in coordination with all national defense elements and relevant agencies. He emphasized the need to strengthen the integrated response platform for civil, military, and government collaboration by enhancing the comprehensive situation room for chemical and biological defense.
He also noted the importance of establishing operational readiness for chemical and biological terrorism response capabilities and counter-terrorism units.
Jin further mentioned the necessity of building a regional chemical and biological response system based on joint operations and enhancing cooperation with domestic and international organizations, allies, and partner nations to strengthen combined and joint chemical and biological response capabilities.
He concluded by urging the Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense Command to lead the transformation in future chemical and biological defense by establishing an AI-based advanced integrated protection system and securing both manned and unmanned response capabilities, including reconnaissance drones, robots, and unmanned vehicles, to enhance proactive and active protective capabilities.
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