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Wednesday, October 03, 2012

South Korea: Asia’s Other Rising Naval Power

Sejong the Great |With the world’s attention focused on a potential confrontation between China and Japan in the East China Sea, a third player has built what may be the most powerful ship-for-ship fleet in Northeast Asia.

Over the past fifteen years, the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has expanded dramatically, acquiring a substantial fleet of modern, powerful warships.

While the ROKN continues to prepare for the contingency of conflict with North Korea, it has become a force capable of significant foreign deployment.

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