Asia's Missile Race

Photo: Models of a North Korean Scud-B missile and South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul. (Lee Jae-won/courtesy Reuters)

More Missiles For Asia -- J. Michael Cole, The Diplomat

South Korea announced on Sunday it had reached a new agreement with the U.S. that allows it to substantially extend the range of its ballistic missiles to 800 km and to greatly increase the payload of shorter-range missiles. The move, which has been described as a means to increase South Korea’s deterrence capability vis-à-vis North Korea, could make other countries within the region, particularly Taiwan, seek a similar lifting of restrictions.

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My Comment: I can understand U.S. concerns .... but .... North Korea and China have been .... and will continue to develop and buildup their missile forces .... regardless of what South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, or the U.S. will do.