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Saturday, June 18, 2011

ROK deploys missile that can hit Pyongyang

ATACMSThe Republic of Korea (ROK) deployed an advanced tactical missile system capable of hitting Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a government source said on Friday, after tensions rose last year.

The missiles, with a range of 165 kilometers that can be nearly doubled when modified with boosters, were deployed near the demilitarised zone that divides the Korean peninsula after the North's bombardment of a southern island last year, the source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

"Some of the tactical surface to surface missiles have been deployed in forward areas," the source, who could not be named for national security reasons, said.

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