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Article: US general nominated to head allied forces in Korea says Seoul missile defenses lacking
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- April 4, 2008
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The man picked to head U.S. and U.N. forces in South Korea says North Korea remains a dangerous neighbor, and South Korea lacks the anti-missile defenses to protect itself.
The North Korea has 13,000 artillery systems and 800 missiles, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Walter L. Sharp told senators Thursday, and South Korea lacks anti-missile defenses adequate to counter them, U.S. senators were told Thursday. and "there is a significant shortage of PAC-3 missiles currently available on the peninsula to counter the North Korean missile threat."
PAC-3 is a version of the Patriot that became famous during the 1991 Persian Gulf War after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein started ...