(MENAFN- QNA) South Korea and the United States are drawing up a joint contingency plan to deploy Washington's missile defense system against growing threats from North Korea's ballistic missiles, a South Korean government source said Tuesday according to Yonhap news agency.
Pyongyang's missile program has long been a key security concern for Northeast Asia and beyond, together with its nuclear weapons development. The two programs are seen as aimed at ultimately producing long-range nuclear missiles that can reach as far as the mainland United States, according to the Yonhap report.
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