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Tuesday, January 08, 2013

South Korea to speed up development of new missiles

Missile reach |Seoul reached an agreement with the United States in October last year that enables it to develop ballistic missiles with a range of 800km (497 miles), reducing its reliance on the US military.

Under the previous with Washington, South Korea was limited to domestically developed weapons systems with a range of 300km (187 miles), but Pyongyang's continued belligerence - including last month's launch of a missile and worrying suggestions that the regime might be planning to conduct another nuclear test - have forced Seoul to move the schedule forward.

No specific date has been given for the deployment, with a government official telling Yonhap News that the weapons would be sited as early as possible.

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