An independent military division to deploy and operate medium-range ballistic missiles has been established by North Korea, according to a government source in Seoul.
The move indicates North Korea’s determination to continue developing missiles with a range of more than 3,000km, which can hit US military bases in Japan and Guam, according to yonhap news.
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The South Korean Government source said that North Korea had set up a division under its Korean People’s Army General Staff charged solely with arranging and controlling new intermediate-range missiles.
The North Korean military has violated a UN Security Council resolution that prohibits the country from engaging in any ballistic missile-related activities.
In 2007, North Korea introduced its first intermediate-range ballistic missile, which was capable of reaching Russia, India and Guam.
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