韩国说，部署了一种新型巡航导弹，可以打击朝鲜核设施和导弹设施。韩国军方官员星期四向韩国记者宣布了这一消息，看来是对朝鲜失败的火箭发射并对朝鲜正在准备进行一次核试验的担忧而做出的反应。 这种导弹试射的录像在星期四晚些时候公布出来。韩国半官方的联合通讯社援引韩国国防部一位少将的话说，这种导弹的射程超过1000公里，可以打击朝鲜的任何地点。巡航导弹可以低空飞行，穿过敌方防御，攻击目标。
韩国国防部官员说，开发这种巡航导弹全部使用本国技术，以此强调与朝鲜三次丢人的远程弹道导弹试射失败相对比。韩联社援引韩国国防部那位高级官员的话说，韩国还部署了一种新型战术弹道导弹，射程为300公里。
South Korea says it has deployed a new cruise missile capable of striking North Korean nuclear and missile sites. South Korean military officials announced the deployment Thursday at a news conference for South Korean reporters, apparently in reaction to North Korea's failed rocket launch and fears that a nuclear test is being prepared. A video clip from a test launch of the missile was made available for release later Thursday. South Korea's semi-official Yonhap news agency quoted a senior Defense Ministry official, Maj.-Gen. Shin Won-sik, saying the missile has a range of more than 1,000 kilometers and can strike anywhere in North Korea. Cruise missiles are capable of flying low to the ground and weaving through enemy defenses to reach their targets.
Ministry officials say the cruise missile has been developed using entirely home-grown technology, highlighting the contrast with the embarrassing failure of North Korea's three attempts at a long-range ballistic missile launch. Yonhap quoted Shin saying South Korea has also deployed a new tactical ballistic missile with a range of 300 kilometers.
