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Defense Ministry Seeks To Delay Pace Of Troop Reduction

June 30 2015

South Korea

The South Korean Defense Ministry says it will slow the military's planned reduction in force, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).

The previous plan called for the number of active-duty soldiers to be cut from 630,000 to 526,200 by 2022.

A proposed revision would change that target for completion to 2030, said a ministry official on Tuesday.

The change was made necessary by the lack of financial support left by the previous administration, said the official. North...

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