North Korea deploys 300 new multiple rocket launchers

Yonhap news agency, citing multiple South Korean military sources, reported on April 24 that North Korea is deploying about 300 122mm multiple rocket launcher systems (MLRS) along the border with South Korea. These systems can fire at Seoul and neighboring areas.

North Korea's new multiple rocket launcher system. (Source: Reuters)

According to an unnamed source, Pyongyang began deploying these systems in regimental units along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas since 2014, which shows the urgent need to deal with the above threat.

Meanwhile, another source said that with the above deployment, the number of MLRS and long-range artillery along the DMZ will exceed 600.

Many military experts say that South Korea currently does not have the weapons to deal with such a threat and the only measure Seoul can use is a preemptive strike, but this could trigger a conflict.

Meanwhile, the South Korean Defense Ministry said it could not confirm whether Pyongyang had deployed 122mm MLRS, but only emphasized that countermeasures against such systems had been included in the 2017-2021 defense plan./.

According to VIETNAM+