Picture of the Day: L-SAM Completes Development
Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun (2nd from R) looks at a model of the homegrown Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile system at its development completion ceremony at the Agency for Defense Development in Daejeon, about 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in this photo provided by the defense ministry. (Yonhap)
Ah, yes—the weapon system that @setnaffa criticized, even going so far as to suggest that South Korea should abandon it in favor of purchasing THAAD instead.
All part of his efforts to weaken Korea and increase its dependence on the US.
I never suggested anyone abandon anything that does not yet exist.
Like this missile system
How many have been built so far? How many will be needed to protect South Korea, not to mention Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines and other potential customers?
Things built in the future are of zero use in protecting against attacks in the present.
And right now, there’s only the US system or possibly the Israeli one.
But maybe time is a complicated concept for chinabots?
“How many have been built so far? “
At least one built. Because they tested it and it passed the test with flying results.
I guess no more need for THAAD. As soon as Trump demands $1 billion for the THAAD again, Korea can now say, “thank you for your offer, but we no longer need its services, please cancel our subscription”.
Again, missile systems in a factory don’t protect a nation.
Even if the L-SAM is better than THAAD, you will need a minimum of three operational to protect against attacks and allow for upgrades and maintenance.
And the whole time, disgruntled troops, local farmers loyal to Pyongyang, and possibly foraign guest-workers will be relaying as much data as they can gather to the Norks and/or CCP.
Bravo for building a test model. Now get the rest installed out there before you start bragging. Because the Nork missiles and artillery shells already exist. And if they spot a weakness (like Yoon’s departure), they may think it’s time to strike.