But, but they waved their genitalia first!
Seoul and Pyongyang have both test-launched ballistic missiles, hours apart from each other, in a display of military assets that comes amid a faltering diplomatic push to strip North Korea of its nuclear programme.
South Korea’s presidential office said it conducted its first underwater-launched ballistic missile test on Wednesday afternoon, and that the domestically built missile, fired from a 3,000-tonne-class submarine, flew a set distance before hitting a designated target.
The statement said the weapon is expected to help South Korea deter potential external threats, boost its self-defence posture and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula.
It would make South Korea only the seventh country in the world with the advanced technology and raises the prospect of a regional arms race.
President Moon Jae-in cited the nuclear-armed North’s “asymmetric capabilities” as a reason for South Korea to develop better missiles.
“Enhancing our missile capability is exactly what’s needed as deterrence against North Korea’s provocation,” the leader said.
We have how many troops there? Oh, 30,000 you say, less than those that died previously, phew.
One cock-up later?
There is always a reasonable reason to arm more.
The problem arises when errors and/or idiocy intervenes. [the link is to a risk analysis]
It is not as if we haven’t been here before.