Seoul, South Korea (ap) - the United States has agreed to allow South Korea with a range of further missile, can hit all north Korean officials say, on Sunday, is expected to attract from the north anger response.
According to the 2001 agreement with Washington, South Korea have been prohibited development and deployment ballistic missile range of more than 300 km (186 miles), more than 500 kilograms (1100 pounds) of the payload, because a regional arms race concerns.
Limit South Korea missile ability as rival north Korea and South Korea missile range in the north some important military facilities.
HanGuoRi announced that the United States has change to allow conform to the south have a range of up to 800 kilometers (500 miles), to better deal with and north Korea's nuclear and missile threat of ballistic missile.
According to the new agreement, South Korea will continue to limit kg to 500 kg of ballistic missile 800 km within the scope of the effective load, but it can use short range missile heavy payload, senior the President's official chun said, press conference. Heavier payloads, it can have more destructive power.
"The most important goal, our country government in the modified missile policy is to contain north Korea's armed provocations," spring said.
Defense department said in a statement, this will greatly increase its missile ability, according to the new agreement, added, South Korea will be able to "dozen north Korea, even from southern areas."
In Washington, White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The agreement also allow South Korea operating unmanned aircraft, effective load of up to 2500 kg (5510 pounds) range of more than 300 km (186 miles). Officials say, without any limitation of flight distance less than 300 kilometers of pilotless aircraft of the payload.
South Korea cruise missiles can have an unlimited range, as long as the effective load is less than 500 kg (1100 pounds). Media reports said, south the deployment of cruise missiles, range of more than 1000 km (620 miles), but defense officials have refused to confirm.
In the low altitude and slower than the speed of the ballistic missile, the cruise missile flight, make them more vulnerable to intercept, although they were considered to be more accurate.
North Korea's official media and have no immediate response of the announcement, but analysts' expectations, they will send hoarseness.
"North Korea says South Korea missile development is ready for war. This will be warned, South Korea can not avoid a nuclear disaster, if it moves to the against north Korea's missile base," said analyst BAEK rises, JOO's state-run Korean defense analysis research in Seoul.
North Korea's missile can play to South Korea, Japan and the United States Pacific territory of Guam, according to Seoul defense. In April, the country on the long-range rockets test, Washington, Seoul and other so-called coverage testing long-range missile technology. North Korea said, rockets, shortly after taking off disintegrated, is to launch a satellite.
North Korea in 2006 and 2009 had conducted a nuclear test, but experts don't think it has mastered in missile technology needed on loading nuclear weapons.




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