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...troops; South Korean soldiers now stand guard along the entire 155-mile Demilitarized Zone. To soften the impact of the U.S. withdrawals, Washington has promised the South Koreans $315 million annually over the next five years in aid and equipment to modernize the obsolete weaponry used by ROK (Republic of Korea) forces. South Korean pilots are already flying a new squadron of Phantoms, and a plant is being built to manufacture M-16 rifles. But the South Koreans, who have made anti-Communism into a state religion, have been further upset by the possibility of a diplomatic thaw between...
...toward hard bargaining and specific, written commitments were reinforced by domestic political needs: he faces an election in the spring. In his talks with Agnew, Park reportedly settled for a face-saving agreement: gradual U.S. withdrawal of all its forces from South Korea and U.S.-aided modernization of the ROK army would be treated in parallel, a semantic nicety that left U.S. plans and Park's domestic position intact. The nicety did not come easy. The meeting between the two men went on for six hours instead of the two scheduled, and Agnew is known to have...
...withdrawal was not negotiable. After two days of heated discussions, no timetable was agreed upon-though U.S. sources still expect up to 20,000 Army ground troops to be out by early next year. The U.S. did promise, however, to take several steps to bolster the 500,000-man ROK army...
...Koreans. Moreover, the South Koreans argue that without American firepower they would be lost in the event of another attack from the North. The North Koreans have a tough army equipped with modern weapons and bolstered by an air force that is far superior to the South's. ROK troops have proved themselves tenacious fighters in Viet Nam, but at home they must make do with World War II-vintage weaponry. At present the two armies, along with two U.S. divisions, are engaged in a nerve-racking confrontation across the 38th parallel's free-fire zone; though...
...guerrilla war in the south. In reply, South Korea maintains an armed force of 600,000, the world's fifth largest. Despite Seoul's complaints that its U.S.-supplied weapons are becoming increasingly outmoded, there is no doubt about the army's fighting spirit: the two ROK divisions in Viet Nam have compiled an impressive record. The army is backed up by the 2,500,000-man Homeland Reserve Force, formed last year and composed of army veterans who undergo intensive drills at least twice a week at their factories or offices. With the national police...