MOSCOW (Sputnik) — North Korea is likely to deploy a large-caliber multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) late this year, having completed the development of the weapon, South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Wednesday.
"Recently, North Korea test-fired the system several times, through which, I believe, it has nearly completed the development… Under this assessment, I think North Korea will deploy the 300-mm MLRS as early as at the end of this year," Han told reporters, as quoted by the media outlet.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated after North Korea successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test in early January and put a satellite into orbit a month later, violating UN Security Council resolutions and triggering condemnation from the international community.
