South Korea Seeks to Build Long-Range Missile

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http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200607/kt2006070918502711980.htm

To counter North Korea¡¯s short and medium-range ballistic missile arsenal, South Korea seeks to develop a sophisticated, long-range cruise missile with a firing range of over 300 kilometers, Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung said.

``We are considering the development of the long-range cruise missile and the United States is already aware of the plan,¡¯¡¯ Yoon said in a meeting with reporters at the ministry last Friday.

He expects the missile to have a clear advantage in terms of accuracy compared with the North¡¯s.

The contemplated cruise missile is likely to be a long-range variant of those already tested during the past years, military sources said.