N. Korea deploys more anti-aircraft missiles
South Korea: North Korea has increased the number of anti-aircraft
missiles deployed near the capital in preparation for potential attacks
by US and South Korean planes, a report said Wednesday.
The number of SA-5 surface-to-air missiles with a maximum range of
300 kilometres (190 miles) sited near Pyongyang rose from two in 2000 to
40 in 2010, Yonhap news agency said, quoting a Seoul military source.
During the same period, the number of SA-3 missiles, which offer a
short-range defence against low-flying aircraft, jumped to 140 from
seven, it said.
The number of SA-2 missiles with a range of 48 kilometres increased
to some 180 from 45 in 2000, Yonhap said, adding the North also had
about 12,000 portable anti-aircraft missiles.
AFP
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