The head of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday he would not take issue with South Korea's efforts to extend the range of its ballistic missiles if it does it "in a non-threatening way, totally defensive way at its own expense." Sen. Carl Levin made the remarks at a seminar at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. He said the extended range of South Korean missiles "should not be viewed as a kind of offensive measure, taking an offensive position or threatening position towards China or toward North Korea."
Earlier, Sen. Donald Manzullo, chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, also said he agreed "in principle" with extending the range of South Korean missiles. Other U.S. lawmakers are also voicing support.
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