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Defence News - South Korea |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 08:44 AM | |||
South Korea deploys cruise missile against North Korea in response of its nuclear missile tests. | |||
South
Korea's military is deploying cruise missiles capable of striking the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and accelerating the development
of ballistic missiles, officials said Wednesday. "We have deployed
a cruise missile that can strike any and all parts of North Korea (DPRK),"
Seoul's defense ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told reporters at a press
briefing. |
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The latest version of South Korean-made cruise missile Hyunmoo-IIIB is able to hit a target at a maximum range of 1,000 km with high accuracy. |
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"And we will also speed
up the development of ballistic missiles with a range of 800 kilometers,
based on the revised missile pact (with the United States)," Kim
said, adding the country will also build a missile defense system called
the Korean Air and Missile Defense. |
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