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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News Seoul to deploy new radar system to detect North Korean long-range artilleryObjective is to “incapacitate” DPRK’s long-range artillery should it strike Seoul The South Korean army has developed a new indigenous counter-battery radar system designed to prevent long-range artillery strikes against the Seoul metropolitan area, the South’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on Monday. Seoul’s arms procurement agency said the military has developed the so-called “counter-artillery detection radar-II" amid fears about North Korea's ability to hit South Korea's capital with heavy artillery. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |