S. Korea to beef up early warning system against N. Korea: spy chief

SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs to strengthen its early warning
system with regard to North Korea, the country's new spy chief said Thursday,
calling for full preparations against security threats.
"We need to beef up an early warning system to cope with any moves by North
Korea," Won Sei-hoon, the head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), told
his staff. "We also have to fully prepare for any terror and international
crimes."
Won, a former minister of public administration and security, was appointed by
President Lee Myung-bak last month to head the spy agency.
With no peace treaty signed at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, the two Koreas
are still technically at war.
During a parliamentary confirmation hearing earlier this week, Won also said he
will strive to keep politically neutral and restructure the agency's organization
for more efficiency.
sam@yna.co.kr
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