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Thursday, March 22, 2012

S Korea seeking extension of missile ranges

[Hyunmoo missile]South Korea wants to strike a controversial agreement with the US that will allow Seoul to extend the range of its ballistic missiles to counter the threat of a nuclear-armed North Korea.

President Lee Myung-bak said yesterday it was no longer acceptable that South Korea limited its missiles to a range of 300km while North Korea was poised to test a rocket next month with a range estimated at more than 3,000km.

Seoul restricts its firepower under a 2001 memorandum of understanding with Washington.

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