South Korea's plan for no-fly zone area along North Korea border stirs debate
2018-10-22 10:23:27 source：The Straits Times
October 21, 2018
SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -- Controversy has grown over South Korea's plan to establish a no-fly zone along the border with North Korea, prompting debate over the question of building trust with Pyongyang without compromising the military's reconnaissance capabilities.
The two Koreas' defence chiefs agreed last month to ban aircraft flights over the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone and the surrounding area. The agreement was signed following a summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Sept 19.
The Moon Jae-in administration maintains that the measure is crucial to addressing the lack of military trust between the two countries, suggesting that preventing accidental clashes between forward-deployed units is key to reducing the risk of minor skirmishes escalating into an all-out war.
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