US, South Korea negotiate on missile range, payloads
1,220 views · Published 20 August 2012 · 0:39 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2012 · Science & Technology
South Korea is reportedly negotiating with the United States to extend the maximum range of its Hyunmu-2 missile, according to South Korean media reports. At present, the missile has a range of 300 kilometers. The United States has reportedly agreed to extend this to 550 kilometers. South Korea is reportedly pushing for a range as much as 1,000 kilometers, which would allow it to place missile bases in the southern part of the country and still reach targets in North Korea. But such as range might also worry neighbors China and Japan. At present, the maximum permissible payload is 500 kg. The United States reportedly is willing to allow a greater maximum range in exchange for reduced permissible payloads.
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