20 April 2012

News Story: S Korea deploys longer-range missiles against North


SEOUL (AFP): South Korea has deployed new cruise missiles capable of destroying targets such as missile and nuclear bases anywhere in North Korea, the defence ministry said Thursday.

The ministry released a video clip of the test-launch of the missiles, saying they could hit "any place" in the North.

"With such capabilities, our military will sternly and thoroughly punish reckless provocations by North Korea while maintaining our firm readiness," Major General Shin Won-Sik told reporters.

The ministry gave no details of the range, but Yonhap news agency said the new cruise missile could travel more than 1,000 kilometres.

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