Washington and Seoul agree to scrap range limits on South Korean ballistic missiles

摘要

The governments of the United States and South Korea announced on 21 May that they have agreed to scrap the 'Revised Missile Guidelines' agreement that had limited the range of South Korean ballistic missiles to 800 km.Hie decision, which effectively allows South Korea to develop and deploy missiles of unrestricted range, was announced in a joint statement issued during a meeting between US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, at the White House.The two sides also reiterated their commitment to the conditions-based transition of wartime operational control of South Korean troops from Washington to Seoul and agreed to deepen co-operation in the cyber and space domains to "ensure an effective joint response against emerging threats", according to the statement.