South Korean Ballistic-Missile Defenses Strengthening

Bradley Perrett Kim Minseok August 11, 2016
Credit: EPA/KCNA
Defenses in South Korea against ballistic missiles have never been adequate. But now a range of programs is underway to increase the quantity and quality of interceptors south of the Demilitarized Zone. Whether numbers of defending missiles can come close to meeting the threat is still doubtful...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

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