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It was confirmed that the day the North Korean ship arrived in Samcheok Port, the Korean military commanders had an emergency meeting. I knew from the beginning that I knew the seriousness of the incident, and when the problems began to appear,

Kim Tae-hoon is a reporter of defense experts.

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In the morning of June 15, when a North Korean ship was sidelined, the defense secretary and the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held an emergency meeting in the JCS Command Control Room.

[Hyunsoo Choi / Ministry of National Defense spokesperson: (Is it appropriate to hold a meeting in the underground bunker on the morning of the 15th?) Yes, that's right. There is no change from the point of view that we were watching this issue strictly.]

However, the military authorities did not announce the fact that the boat was docked at the pier on the 17th reporters briefing, and explained the situation before and after the border failure on the 19th briefing after the media report revealed the problem.

On the 19th, when the second briefing was held, it was confirmed that the JCS had sent a letter to the subordinate troops such as the 1st Fleet Command that has jurisdiction over the East Sea.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), which includes "prohibition of external exposure to the US," and "consultation with the National Intelligence Service (NIS) at the time of disclosure," emphasizes not to notify the outside of the case, especially the media.

In the situation where the problem of handling the case is exposed one by one, it is sent up to the official document to make the entrance.

A government official said, "It was done to maintain and share operational conditions during the joint investigation."