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JH Ahn
JH Ahn was an NK News contributor based in Seoul. He previously worked as an interpreter for United States Forces Korea.
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News Seoul to develop new weapons to counter North KoreaSeoul plans $28 billion investment to counter Pyongyang's large, small-scale provocations Seoul plans to invest $28 billion in increasing the nation's ability to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear missiles and its other provocations, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Wednesday. The five-year plan, covering the 2017 to 2021 period, includes the introduction of new weapons systems to South Korea such as European-made bunker busters, high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (HUAV) and non-lethal weapons for nullifying North Korea's power grids. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |