
South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday it will seek a near 6 percent budget increase for 2011 to 31.2 trillion won (US$21.7 billion) to beef up its military capacity after the deadly sinking of a warship blamed on North Korea.
This year's defense budget rose 3.6 percent from last year.
If approved, military spending will account for about 10 percent of a proposed government budget of 310 trillion won for next year.
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