Xinhua: S.Korea to Buy 111 U.S. Missiles, 29 Launchers [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]

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HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- Friday, January 04, 2002 11:37 AM S.Korea to Buy 111 U.S. Missiles, 29 Launchers Xinhuanet 2002-01-04 19:34:14 ����SEOUL, January 4 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korea will buy 111 tactical ballistic missiles and 29 launchers at a cost of 400 billion won (some 305 million U.S. dollars), the Defense Ministry said Friday. ����Under a finalized agreement with Lockheed-Martin, the country will get all the arms by 2004. ����South Korea is the first foreign country to buy the 300km-rangeArmy Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) developed to replace Lance missiles. ����The multiple ATACMS launcher can carry two missiles capable of obliterating an area, the size of three to four soccer fields.Enditem ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================