South Korea to speed up development of new missiles - Telegraph
They only needed 550 km range for North Korea, but went extra length to cover Beijing.
With a range of 800 km +- 50 km, this missile can strike Beijing.South Korea to speed up development of new missiles
South Korea's new government is to hasten the development and deployment of missiles capable of striking targets anywhere in North Korea.
Seoul reached an agreement with the United States in October last year that enables it to develop ballistic missiles with a range of 800km (497 miles), reducing its reliance on the US military.
Under the previous with Washington, South Korea was limited to domestically developed weapons systems with a range of 300km (187 miles), but Pyongyang's continued belligerence - including last month's launch of a missile and worrying suggestions that the regime might be planning to conduct another nuclear test - have forced Seoul to move the schedule forward.
No specific date has been given for the deployment, with a government official telling Yonhap News that the weapons would be sited as early as possible.
They only needed 550 km range for North Korea, but went extra length to cover Beijing.