South Korea Will Develop ‘Frankenmissiles’ To Build Up Defences

South Korea will begin building so-called 'Frankenmissiles' capable of destroying North Korean underground nuclear testing grounds and hidden military bases, it has been announced.

US President Donald Trump to Twitter to say he has agreed to sell the weapons to South Korea and Japan, removing restrictions on missiles that carry a warhead over 500kg.

South Korean military officials are working on a ground-to-ground ballistic missile which can carry up to a two-ton warhead.

During a phone call, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in is reported to have told Mr Trump: "It is crucial to come up with powerful and practical measures that can make North Korea realize [the impact of its actions]."

Professor Kwon Yong Soo, at Korea National Defense University, told the Strait Times: "The measure would dramatically boost South Korea's retaliation capability against North Korea. With a one-ton warhead ballistic missile, South Korea could target almost all of North Korea's underground facilities."

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Tensions are rising after North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb, reportedly five times bigger than the nuclear weapon dropped on Nagasaki during World War II. It is also believed that the weapon was designed to fit atop an intercontinental ballistic missile, a device that would be capable of reaching the mainland US.

North Korean state media reported that the test was a 'complete success' and the final step in attaining a 'state nuclear force'. The blast from the bomb was so huge that it triggered a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey.

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South Korea is also working on a 'decapitation strike' team that would be deployed to eliminate the North's leadership if war broke out. Defence Minister Song Young-moo told the national parliament: "We are in the process of conceptualising the plan."

The team will reportedly train alongside the US Navy SEAL Team 6, who were responsible for the operation which took down Osama bin Laden.

Sources: Strait Times, Daily Mail, Telegraph

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Topics: South Korea, weapons, Donald Trump, USA, North Korea

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