South Korea ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES
The National Security Council and the Ministry of National
Defense were the primary executive bodies responsible for
military affairs. The former, comprising the prime minister, the
director of the Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP), and
the ministers of national defense, foreign affairs, home affairs,
and finance, was responsible for advising the president on
security issues and was convened at the pleasure of the
president. The Ministry of National Defense was organized into
bureaus responsible for force development, budget, personnel,
reserve forces, logistics, military installations, medical
affairs, the defense industry, and the military education system.
Data as of June 1990
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