If US know other nation's right they wouldn't invade so many countries, even THAAD if US didn't twist South Korea's arm. you think they're willing to accept a system what will potentially bring therm more disaster than security?.
I don't know how American will swallow this. if Cuba invite China or Russia to install missile to defend themselves from Nuclear USA, so is this also within Cuba right? ...I advise American friends never use an excuse that other in return will use the same argument against you,
Funny you should say that since we prevented South Korea from developing their own nuclear weapons and didn't provide long range cruise missiles. So they developed their own cruise missiles. Whether they resort to nuclear weapons, that would be another story. I'm not worried about China or Russia deploying THAAD since our ballistic missile submarines are far beyond. And if China and Russia wants to deploy THAAD on Cuba, well at least we are even and we don't have to worry about it. And you have to remember that North Korea invaded South Korea with China's approval.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/world/asia/south-korea-confirms-deployment-of-cruise-missile.html
South Korea Says It Has New Missile
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Thursday that it had developed and deployed a new cruise missile capable of a precision strike anywhere in
North Korea.
Although it had been widely reported that South Korea had developed its Hyunmoo series of cruise missiles with a range of up to 930 miles, it was the first time that the government had publicly confirmed the deployment of such a missile and released video of it hitting a target during a test launching.
The disclosure came just days after
North Korea launched a long-range rocket to put a satellite into orbit. Although the rocket failed, the United States and its allies condemned the launching as a cover for developing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of eventually carrying
nuclear weapons.
The North followed that test with the display on Sunday of what looked like a powerful new missile during a military parade. Weapons experts who have pored over photographs of what appeared to be a launcher for the missile have said that it might have come from China, and that if true, China might have violated United Nations sanctions to keep the North from developing its missile program.
On Thursday, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said in a Congressional hearing that “I’m sure there’s been some help coming from China,” though he declined to elaborate because of the “sensitivity of that information.”
Also on Thursday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Liu Weimin, said in a news conference in Beijing that China was “firmly against the spread of weapons of mass destruction and carriers of such weapons.” He added that China follows all related laws issued by the United Nations Security Council.
South Korea’s acknowledgment of its cruise missile was meant to send a message to the North, and its own people, as tensions mount over fears the North will stage a third nuclear test.
http://defense-update.com/20120422_new_hyunmoo_korean_missiles.html
The Koreans began experimenting with ballistic missiles during the 1980s, converting a Nike Hercules Surface to Air missile into a ballistic missile, a process similar to that taken be the Chinese converting an SA-2 into the CSS-8 ballistic missile. While the Koreans strived to extend the range and payload of their missiles, to meet the challenge posed by North Korean weapons, they were content with the quiet understanding form Washington to limit their missile’s range to 180 km; Since the mid- 1990s Seoul gradually expanded the limits of their missiles, along with U.S. relaxation of export permits, providing Seoul access to the
ATACMS-1a missile, meeting the upper limit of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). South Korea has accepted the limitations of MTCR but public opinion in the country is calling for that limit to be broken, thus placing the entire area of its hostile neighbor North Korea vulnerable to ballistic missile attack from the south. Needless to say, North Korea is not accepting any limitations of missile development, manufacturing or export.In parallel, the Koreans began development of a cruise missile, initially reaching 500km and later extending maximum range beyond 1000km, both challenging the MTCR limits. Most recently the missile attained further increased range of 1,500 km, placing at risk not only North Korea, but also parts of China and Japan.
S-400 technology helps Seoul blunt Pyongyang threat
June 28, 2016
Rakesh Krishnan Simha, special to RBTH
Leading-edge Russian technology will be at the heart of South Korean SLBMS and air defense systems aimed at neutralizing North Korea’s missile threat.
Advanced missile technology that went into Russia’s deadly S-400 Triumf missile defense system is powering the South Korean ballistic and air defense missile programs.
Partly in response to North Korea’s deployment of nuclear missiles and submarines, Seoul has beefed up its armaments industry with generous doses of Russian technology. Among the most critical projects are a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and the M-SAM Cheolmae-2 medium-to-long range surface-to-air missile.
South Korea hopes to one-up the North, which is applying the technology of the Russian S-300 missile to its SLBMs. According to Lee Choon-geun, senior researcher at the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea “uses more stable technology” from the S-400, which is a generation ahead of the S-300.
The S-400 is a highly advanced missile with embedded cold-launching technology. Cold-launched missiles are critical for South Korea’s brand new 3000-ton Jangbogo-III submarine. During a cold launch, the rocket engine fires after the missile reaches a certain altitude. This mechanism allows ballistic missiles to be fired from under water, thereby making it possible for the submarine to remain submerged. A high-ranking military official
told Korea Joongang Daily the development of the new SLBM is expected to be completed by 2020.
South Korea’s Quest for Better Missile Deterrence
South Korea and the United States have recently entered working-level talks to discuss extending the range of South Korea’s missiles. A decade ago Seoul successfully lobbied Washington for entry into the
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), an informal coalition of 34 states committed to limiting the proliferation of ballistic missiles and other unmanned delivery systems capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction. At the time Washington was hesitant to allow the South into the regime, largely due to Seoul’s history of responding to Pyongyang’s military advancements by pursuing missile ambitions of its own. As the condition for entry into the MTCR, Washington demanded additional limitations be placed on the ranges of South Korea’s missiles, yet even then the United States did not trust Seoul to adhere to the missile restrictions.
American concerns are not without merit. The South’s decision to obtain dual-use rockets from Russia for its
first space launch in 2009 underscores the validity of Washington’s misgivings. The technology agreement between Seoul and Moscow may have adhered to the letter of the MTCR, but not its spirit. Now, however, reports are circulating that Seoul has already developed missiles that far exceed the range limits laid out under the bilateral agreement between South Korea and the United States. Seoul recently developed Hyunmu 3C cruise missiles capable of traveling up to 1500 kilometers, allowing the South to attack virtually any site on the Korean peninsula and even placing areas of China and Russia within Seoul’s range. As South Korean defense analyst Shin In-kyun said in an interview with
The Korea Herald, “The missile is not just for a war. It is meaningful in that we have secured deterrence capabilities.” Unlike the ambiguity surrounding Seoul’s cooperative efforts with Moscow, such a development, if true, would constitute a blatant breach of South Korea’s commitments to the United States.
Sure they are, but when they harm national security of China, then they need to suffer the consequences of doing so. Everything has cause and effect. They deploy American THAAD, and we impose punitive measures.
Do whatever that makes you feel comfortable. Just don't push South Korea so hard that Korean refugees would go to China.
probably by Chinese moderator , you should put boundaries that could hurt the communist regime this is not your forum IMHO.
