MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND SOUTH KOREA
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After South Korea opened diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union in September 1990, bilateral relations extended into the military field. By the end of the 1990s, Moscow emerged as Seoul's second most important military partner after the US. This paper explores Seoul-Moscow military relations in 1992-1999, focusing on their recent developments, Russia's arms sales and military-related technology transfer to South Korea, and limitations to Seoul-Moscow military cooperation. Large-scale Russian arms sales to South Korea are problematic since th bulk of South korea's military hardware and equipment are US-made and Russian armaments may be incompatible with South Korea's existing weapons systems. But still promising are the prospects for joint research and development of high-weapons and military components for domestic consumption and exports.
Abstract
After South Korea opened diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union in September 1990, bilateral relations extended into the military field. By the end of the 1990s, Moscow emerged as Seoul's second most important military partner after the US. This paper explores Seoul-Moscow military relations in 1992-1999, focusing on their recent developments, Russia's arms sales and military-related technology transfer to South Korea, and limitations to Seoul-Moscow military cooperation. Large-scale Russian arms sales to South Korea are problematic since th bulk of South korea's military hardware and equipment are US-made and Russian armaments may be incompatible with South Korea's existing weapons systems. But still promising are the prospects for joint research and development of high-weapons and military components for domestic consumption and exports.