Could South Korea’s newest ballistic missile trigger a regional arms race?


A new South Korean ballistic missile that is capable of hitting not just North Korea, but also Japan and China could trigger a regional arms race, an expert said.

During its Armed Forces Day on Saturday, Seoul released video of the domestically developed intermediate-range Hyunmoo-5 missile, which it claimed could carry the world’s heaviest warhead.

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