S. Korea deploys more weapons to border regions to deter N. Korea

Monday, October 13, 2014
By Paul Martin

Yonhapnews.co.kr
October 13, 2014

The South Korean military said Monday it has deployed additional weapons to islands near the tense western maritime border to better deal with North Korea’s growing threats.

The disputed sea border remains a powder keg with the two Koreas fighting bloody battles there in 1999, 2002 and 2009. In the latest incident, both sides briefly exchanged fire last week as a boat from the North violated the Northern Limit Line (NLL).

Drawn by the U.S.-led United Nations Command at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, the NLL acts as the de facto sea border between the two Koreas, but Pyongyang does not recognize the border.

“To strengthen preparedness against the North’s surprise attacks on and occupation of border islands in the Yellow Sea, (the military) has additionally dispatched Chiron Man missiles and armored vehicles in the regions,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a report, citing the country’s portable surface-to-air missiles.

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