South Korea has unveiled a new tactical surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of hitting underground targets, including bunkers, as well as long-range artillery located in mountain caves and underground tunnels, Yonhap news agency reported.
It is noted that the step is aimed at countering a possible threat from the DPRK. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea's armed forces, these missiles are capable of delivering coordinated precision strikes against targets in the DPRK. This, the South Korean military emphasizes, will allow for the rapid suppression of the DPRK's artillery in the event of a conflict between the two countries.
The new tactical ballistic missile has a range of 180 km and is capable of hitting targets located in caves or underground tunnels, where, as the South Korean military emphasizes, the DPRK's long-range artillery is based. Of particular concern in South Korea is the fact that the country's capital region, home to about 51 million people, is within range of North Korean artillery.