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Yongsan relocation has been decided, but there are still many things to consider.

It is necessary to ensure that the function of the presidential office is settled in Yongsan while at the same time not creating a security vacuum.



Reporter Kim Min-jung pointed it out.



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The most important part of the relocation process is the national crisis response system.



The transition committee explains that there will be no gaps in the command system and its operation because the current Ministry of Defense situation room will be used as the Blue House situation room.



[Yoon Seok-yeol/President-elect: I plan to complete the relocation as soon as possible and most efficiently so that there is no disruption to the security posture at all.]



However, the Ministry of National Defense Situation Room is mainly a place where military information is gathered, so there are other national crises such as large-scale disasters. By May 10, when the new government is inaugurated, it is necessary to carefully consider how to mount the network of the presidential office, which should be included until the end of the year.



[Kim Jong-dae / Former Justice Party member (military expert): (The Blue House Crisis Management Center) has an information system communication system that synthesizes natural disasters, social chaos, and diplomatic and security situations.

It is physically impossible to move this to the Ministry of National Defense within a month and stabilize it.]



In addition, it is an issue to take care of the preparation of the roof of the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.



A military official explained that the Defense Ministry Situation Room is connected to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Forces Korea, and each military, but the Joint Chiefs of Command and Control Office is a structure that receives information on the situation of land, sea, and air on the Korean Peninsula.



Therefore, in order to prepare for North Korea's new ICBM provocation and the ROK-US joint exercise expected next month, it is necessary to coordinate in advance so that there are no gaps between the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.



Eleven former Joint Chiefs of Staff also delivered a statement yesterday (19th) to the transition committee saying, "The chain movement of the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff could lead to a security vacuum in the transition of power."



The plan to move the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Capital Defense Command in Namtaeryeong, where the war command headquarters is located, has the advantage of unifying command in wartime and peacetime, and at the same time critics are criticizing that the chain movement of subordinates and subordinate units is inevitable, resulting in considerable costs and confusion.



(Video editing: Wonhee Won, CG: Jongjeong Lee)