Seoul plans to invest $28 billion in increasing the nation’s ability to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear missiles and its other provocations, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Wednesday.

The five-year plan, covering the 2017 to 2021 period, includes the introduction of new weapons systems to South Korea such as European-made bunker busters, high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (HUAV) and non-lethal weapons for nullifying North Korea’s power grids.

“We will prioritize focusing all of our resources on countering North Korea’s threats (against South Korea) by deploying the Kill Chain and Korea Air and Missile Defense (KAMD),” read the MND report.

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