April 19, 2024
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Seoul cruise missile purchase ‘hostile’ – N. Korean diplomat

German-made 'bunker buster' cruise missiles capable of hitting underground bunkers in Pyongyang

SEOUL – Plans by a German arms manufacturer to sell high-tech cruise missiles to South Korea has angered North Korean diplomats, the Moscow-based Interfax news agency said on Monday.

The deal for 170 air-to-surface 'Taurus' missiles is reportedly worth $300m, a North Korean "diplomatic source" said, and represents a "hostile move" by Germany.

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