Contents Chapter 1 Changes and Challenges in the Security Environment Section 1 Global Security Environment Section 2 Security Environment of Northeast Asia Section 3 North Korean Situation and Military Threats Chapter 2 National Security Strategy and Defense Policy Section 1 National Security Strategy Section 2 National Defense Policy Chapter 3 4 5 6 100 110 117 125 134 137 Development ‌ of the ROK-U.S. Alliance and Reinforcement of Defense Exchanges and Cooperation Section 1 Development of a Future-Oriented ROK-U.S. Alliance Section 2 ‌Expansion of Defense Exchanges and Cooperation Section 3 Overseas Deployments and Peace Keeping Operations (PKOs) Chapter 48 54 59 64 67 76 84 Strengthening Future-Oriented National Defense Capabilities Section 1 Refinement and Development of Defense Reform Section 2 Force Enhancement based on Jointness Section 3 Defense R&D and Promotion of the Defense Industry Section 4 ‌Securing an Adequate Defense Budget and Enhancing the Efficiency of Defense Budget Management Section 5 Development of Defense Informatization Section 6 Promoting Defense Logistics Innovation Chapter 38 41 Establishing a Robust Defense Posture Section 1 Military Organization and Forces Section 2 Maintaining a Readiness Posture against Local Provocations Section 3 Maintaining a Readiness Posture against Aggression Section 4 Establishing an Integrated Civilian-Government-Military-Police Defense Posture Section 5 Reinforcing Response Capabilities against North Korean Nuclear and WMD Threats Section 6 Establishing a Response System against Transnational and Non-military Threats Section 7 Reinforcing Realistic Training and Moral Education Chapter 8 13 21 148 155 170 Military ‌ Measures in Accordance with Changing Inter-Korean Relations Section 1 ‌Promoting Military Confidence-building Considering Advancements in Inter-Korean Relations Section 2 ‌Ensuring Inter-Korean Exchanges and Cooperation, and Providing Humanitarian Assistance 184 189