U.S. and South Korean forces conducted missile drills Aug. 29 in South Korea. © Yonhap/Kyodo
The Telegraph: The 'Frankenmissile': How South Korea plans to destroy the North's underground military bases
South Korea has pledged to develop a powerful “Frankenmissile” capable of destroying North Korea’s underground military facilities and wartime commands as it beefs up its armoury to counter the growing threat from across the border.
According to the Korea Herald, military sources in Seoul revealed the plan the day after South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed to scrap an imposed 500kg limit on the warheads fitting onto the South’s missiles.
Mr Moon had told the US president during a telephone call on Monday, after Pyongyang’s detonation of a hydrogen bomb test, that it was “crucial” to find “powerful and practical measures” to give North Korea a wake-up call about the consequences of its actions.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 6, 2017
South Korea Displays its Military Strength Amid North Korean Crisis -- Time/AP
S. Korea to deploy new THAAD launchers just 3 days after announcement -- RT
Japan to Continue Buying US Military Equipment Amid Conflict on Korean Peninsula -- Sputnik
Trump offers to sell Japan, S. Korea more 'sophisticated military equipment' -- The Hill
North Korea threat: Trump approves more Seoul firepower -- Nikkei Asian Review
Satellite images show LANDSLIDES caused by Kim Jong-un's latest nuclear weapon test following claims he could accidentally bring down a whole mountain -- Daily Mail
Talk, choke or strike: U.S. options on North Korea few and growing worse -- Japan Times/AP
Seoul, Washington defense chiefs agree to strengthen deployment of U.S. strategic assets -- Yonhap News Agency
U.S. Pacific Fleet, South Korea army prep 'military response' plan -- UPI
North Korean Military Acrobat Trainers Exit Uganda, Monitor Says -- Bloomberg
China’s troublesome civil-military relations -- Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times
After Talking Peace With China, India Steps Up Military Ties With Japan -- NDTV
Military commanders from Pacific nations meet in Canada as North Korean crisis intensifies -- National Post/Ottawa Citizen
A world of military delegates gathers for talks in Victoria -- Richard Watts, Times Colonist
US paid $1.7 bn in outstanding military debts to Iran: Commander -- Press TV
Israel continues to arm Burma military amid ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims -- The Independent
Stealth Tanks and Sniper Drones: Israel Reveals the Future of Military Technology -- Haaretz
Egypt says suspended U.S. military exercises to resume -- Reuters
British Royal Navy test fires Sea Ceptor missile -- UPI
UK defense chief to reveal Type 31e shipbuilding strategy -- Defense News
US military apologises to Afghans over offensive propaganda leaflet -- The Guardian
US Air Force completes first round of light attack aircraft demo -- Defense News
General Dynamics receives contracts for upgraded Abrams tanks -- UPI
Robust Robotics: US Navy to Upgrade Attack Subs with Underwater Drones -- Sputnik
HII awarded $2.8B contract for USS George Washington overhaul -- UPI
Most USS Fitzgerald Sailors to be Transferred Off Damaged Ship -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
Pentagon backs McCain, Reed effort to close extra military bases -- The Hill
Governor Calls for New Navy Base in Alaska -- Military.com
US Navy to evacuate 5,000 as military preps for Hurricane Irma -- CNN
National Guard Moves Focus as Hurricane Irma Looms -- Military.com
Transgender soldiers sue Trump over military ban -- The Hill
The Next War: What the military doesn’t know it doesn’t know about future threats. -- Isaac Chotiner, Slate
Why Smoking Rates in the Military Are So High -- Alia Hoyt, How Stuff Works
