S. Korea U.S. Planning Missile Defense Program Against N. Korea Threat
Date
10/7/2014 6:36:19 AM
(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Seoul October 07 (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. (QNA)