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Monday, December 20, 2010

S.Korean, U.S. Militaries on High Alert Ahead of Artillery Drill

F-15KSouth Korean and U.S. forces are standing by in emergency mode after wrapping up a plan Friday to deal with any further provocations by North Korea as an artillery drill on Yeonpyong Island looms.

South Korean F-15K fighter jets have been equipped with air-to-surface missiles with a range of 278 km as well as GPS-guided JDAM missiles capable of precision attacks on targets 24 km away.

The aim is to deliver surgical strikes on North Korean artillery positions in caves along the country's west coast if they fire.

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