South Korea Unveils New Ballistic Missile Capable of Destroying Underground Facilities
South Korea has unveiled a high-power ballistic missile that experts believe is capable of destroying North Korea’s underground facilities and bases.
The new ballistic missile was among key weapons displayed during South Korea’s Armed Forces Day on Saturday. The military showed off the new weapon in a short video clip, touting it as having “the world’s largest warhead.”
The missile, dubbed Hyunmoo-5 (V), can carry up to a nine-ton of warhead and has a flight range of more than 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) when equipped with a warhead weighing less than one ton, according to a report by The Korea Times….