{"id":37365,"date":"2019-05-08T15:14:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T15:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/08\/can-south-koreas-defense-shield-thwart-the-norths-new-short-range-missile\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:22:14","slug":"can-south-koreas-defense-shield-thwart-the-norths-new-short-range-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/05\/08\/can-south-koreas-defense-shield-thwart-the-norths-new-short-range-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Can South Korea\u2019s defense shield thwart the North\u2019s new short-range missile?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL \u2014 North Korea\u2019s recent firing of a new type of short-range missile is raising questions about the feasibility of South Korea\u2019s missile defense capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 4, North Korea fired a salvo of rockets and tactical guided weapons near the east coast city of Wonsan, marking the first military provocation in 17 months, during a live-fire drill reportedly attended by its leader Kim Jong Un. The projectiles flew 70-240 kilometers before crashing into the eastern waters off the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shin Jong-woo, a senior analyst at the Seoul-based Korea Defense and Security Forum, analyzed photos of the weapons systems released by the North\u2019s state-run Korean Central News Agency a day after the test launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe newly tested weapon, which had been made public during a military parade last year, appears to the Russian Iskander look-alike,\u201d he said. \u201cThe design of wings and warhead shown in the photos resembles that of Iskander, and the North Korean missile seems to copy the solid-propellant, single-stage guided missile of the Russian precision ballistic missile complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe number of wheels for the transporter-erector-launcher is also [the] same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shin Won-shik, a former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the new ballistic missile type might be able to penetrate South Korea\u2019s missile defense systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Iskander missile is known to be capable of maneuvering at different altitudes and trajectories during flight so as to evade anti-ballistic missiles,\u201d the retired three-star general said. \u201cThe South Korean missile shield has been developed with a focus on coping with existing ballistic missiles, such as Scud and No Dong missiles, so there are questions if the current missile defense plans are fitted for thwarting the newer missile threat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/04\/21\/inside-south-koreas-military-wish-list-as-it-seeks-greater-control-over-its-forces\/\" target=_blank>South Korea is on track to build<\/a> its own low-tier missile shield dubbed the Korea Air and Missile Defense system or KAMD \u2014 a network that includes Patriot Advanced Capability-2 and -3 interceptors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2019\/05\/02\/south-korea-to-build-3-more-aegis-destroyers-able-to-thwart-ballistic-missiles\/\" target=_blank>ship-based SM-2 missiles<\/a>, and locally developed medium-range surface-to-air missiles. The U.S. Army\u2019s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system was deployed in the southern part of South Korea in 2007 to augment the low-tier, terminal-phase KAMD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea also has an operational plan to preemptively destroy key North Korean military targets should the North show signs of a missile launch or cross-border attack. The plan is part of the so-called Kill Chain program involving airborne early warning and surveillance assets, precision-guided missiles from fighter jets and ground-based systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Kill Chain is based on the premise that our military can detect, track and strike targets prior to [an] enemy\u2019s real attacks,\u201d Shin said. \u201cCompared to liquid-fuel missiles, solid-fuel missiles could be fired faster and have greater mobility. In the worst-case scenario, the KAMD and Kill Chain systems may need to be redesigned to thwart the newer threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea\u2019s new missile was likely upgraded from the North\u2019s KN-02 Toksa missile, also modified from the Russian OTR-21 Tochka short-range ballistic missile, according to Shin Jong-woo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNorth Korea has long been developing Russian-origin missile technologies, [though] it\u2019s unclear if the communist regime would have taken those technologies from a third country operating Iskander systems, such as Syria and Algeria,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed in the 1970s as a replacement for the Scud short-range ballistic missile, the Iskander is a road-based mobile launch system that can fire several models of ballistic and cruise missiles. It is said to have at least seven types of missiles with different conventional warheads, including a high-explosive fragmentation warhead and nuclear warheads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The missile is known to have a range of up to 500 kilometers and controlled with gas-dynamic and aerodynamic control surfaces. It uses small fins to reduce its radar signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe missile is potentially capable of conducting strikes on all areas of South Korea, including key American military installations,\u201d according to Kim Dong-yub, an analyst at Kyungnam University\u2019s Institute of Far Eastern Studies. \u201cWhat worries most is the missile could carry a nuclear warhead with up to 500 kilograms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 28,500 American forces are stationed in South Korea. 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