AFP, South Korea will buy new U.S. surface-to-surface missiles capable of hitting most strategic targets in North Korea, military officials here said Nov. 5.
The Defense Ministry said it would buy an undisclosed number of ATACMS Block 1A missiles with a range of 300 kilometers, made by Lockheed Martin.
The ministry gave no further details, but Yonhap news agency said South Korea would purchase 110 ATACMS Block 1As for deployment next year near the border with North Korea.
The new missiles can hit most key strategic targets in North Korea, such as its main nuclear complex at Yongbyon, 90 kilometers north of Pyongyang, Yonhap said.
The ATACMS Block 1A will be the longest-range missile to be deployed here under a 2001 military accordthat allows South Korea to possess missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometers.
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