ocr: Since Kim Young-Sam came to power, the role ofthe military has been sharply downgraded. A campaign to root out corruption in arms procurement and investigations into past military involvement in politics have forced40 generals to retire. The main lefense concemn is the North Korean regime. South Korea has fewer troops, tanks, artillery and aircraft than the North, but it claims parity in having superior technology and the presence of35,000 US troops permanently based onits territory. However, recent US computer simulations have questioned whether South Korea can resist an invasion by the North ...
