The Yeonpyeong Island Incident，a“local war”though，had been the first direct strike on the RK from DPRK，causing major casualties and tremendous loss of possessions. The incident had shocked not only the Korean Peninsula，but also the world at large，which had further intensified the confrontation on the Peninsula since the Cheonan Incident. The RKorea’s forces and the government had taken various measures，military ones included，to handle the situation subsequent to the artillery strike；moves such as military maneuver had also been conducted to calm the people and strengthen the sea defense against the possible attacks from the north. The White Paper of Defense，2010 issued by the Defense Ministry proclaimed that the DPRK“regime”and its forces were the RK’s enemies. It is anticipated that in 2011，the tension would remain，however，with slim possibilities for major warfare，and icebreaking endeavors of the international communities would continue.