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The (DoDI) 6130.03, 2018, section 5, 13f and 14m is the writing which bars persons with "true hermaphroditism" (ovotesticular disorder of sex development), "pseudohermaphroditism" and "pure gonadal dysgenesis" from serving in the United States Armed Forces.
Originally scheduled to expire on March 12, 2020, it was extended until September 12, 2020. [1] [2] Before it expired, it was replaced by Department of Defense Instruction 1300.28, which took effect on September 4, 2020, signed by Matthew Donovan. [3] The memorandum banned new applicants who have any history of medical transition treatment.
The DoD report notes that DoDI 6130.03 provides "baseline accession medical standards" and touts that it "is reviewed every three to four years by the Accession Medical Standards Working Group" but later notes the "standards were consistent with DSM-III" (published in 1980) and that "[d]ue to challenges associated with updating and publishing a ...
Actions by intersex civil society organizations aim to eliminate harmful practices, promote social acceptance, and equality. In recent years, intersex activists have also secured some forms of legal recognition. Since April 11, 2022 US Passports give the sex/gender options of male, female and X by self determination.
The Hwasong-13 (Korean: 화성 13호; Hancha: 火星 13号; lit. Mars-13), also known as Nodong-C (Korean: 노동-시; Hancha: 蘆洞-C) or KN-08 under the U.S. naming convention, [3] is a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile believed [4] to be under development by North Korea.
In October 2022, North Korea fired a missile over Japan, [6] followed by a nuclear threat to South Korea in March 2023. [7] Through an agreement with the United States, Japan and South Korea have real-time information on North Korea's ballistic missiles. [8]
The Reconnaissance General Bureau (Korean: 정찰총국; RGB), part of the General Staff Department, is a North Korean intelligence agency that manages the state's clandestine operations. [1] Most of their operations have a specific focus on Japan, South Korea, and the United States. [2] It was established in 2009. [2] [3]
ADD is responsible for first South Korean ballistic missile Nike Hercules Korea-1 aka White/Polar Bear, developed in the 1970s with its first successful test in 1978. [ 7 ] ADD is the operator of South Korea's first dedicated military satellite, ANASIS-II , launched on 20 July 2020 by a Falcon 9 rocket.