Germany's Entry into UNC Signals Indo-Pacific Defense Commitment

Some analysts say Germany's entry into the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC), which expands its mandate to defend South Korea against North Korea, reflects fears in Europe and the United States of multiple wars breaking out simultaneously around the world. North Korea this week slammed Germany's membership in the UNC and called the expansion a U.S. attempt to create an Asian version of NATO, according to state news agency KCNA. The move will “aggravate the military and political situation on the Korean Peninsula and the whole region,” KCNA said Tuesday (8/6). Responding to Pyongyang's criticism, the German Foreign Ministry told VOA Korea in a statement Tuesday that Germany's joining the UNC “sends a signal of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthens commitments in the Indo-Pacific.” The ministry added, “Just as other countries are there for us, we are there when they need us.” Germany joined the UNC on August 2, becoming the 18th member of the body tasked with maintaining a ceasefire on the Korean Peninsula during peacetime. In the event of war, the UNC would coordinate troop and weapon movements from its members to the US-South Korean Combined Forces Command. Markus Garlauskas, the US national intelligence …

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Germany's Entry into UNC Signals Indo-Pacific Defense Commitment

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