Tuesday, September 12, 2017

A Look At South Korea's 'Frankenmissile'



The Independent: 'Frankenmissile': A look at South Korea's devastating answer to North Korea's nuclear threat

The ballistic missile would have a warhead bigger than any previously built by South Korea and the range to destroy underground military and command complexes anywhere in North Korea

South Korea is thought to be planning to counter the nuclear threat of Kim Jong-un’s regime by developing a ‘frankenmissile’ so powerful it can destroy any of the communist north’s underground military installations and command centres.

Swiftly dubbed ‘frankenmissile’ by the South Korean media, the massive ground-to-ground ballistic missile would carry a warhead weighing 1,800kg (4,000lbs) and have the range to reach anywhere in North Korea.

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More News On South Korea's 'Frankenmissile'

Seoul seeks to develop 'Frankenmissile' targeting entire North Korea, say sources -- The Straits Times
Seoul seeks to develop ‘Frankenmissile’ targeting North Korea: sources -- The Korea Herald
South Korea is building bunker-buster missiles to obliterate North Korean despot Kim Jong-un's cave boltholes -- The Sun
Targeting North Korea is more difficult than you think -- News.com.au

1 comment:

B.Poster said...

I like this. South Korea appears to be developing this internally. They need to do more of this. They should get their own domestic version of THAAD, if they think this is important, and they should develop their own domestically built and maintained nuclear arsenal along with domestically developed means to deliver it. This would provide a counterweight to North Korea and would enhance the security of both America and South Korea.