Seoul, July 3 (AFP) South Korea will spend tens of millions of USD to build up defences against any North Korean nuclear attack, the defence ministry said today.
North Korea has vowed to build more nuclear bombs in response to a UN resolution which imposed sanctions for its May 25 nuclear test, the second since 2006.
The South will spend up to 100 million won (78 million USD) over the next five years to protect key facilities against electromagnetic pulse (EMP) waves from high-altitude nuclear explosions.
Such waves used as a prelude to an all-out attack could shut down electronic equipment including weapons systems within tens or even hundreds of kilometres.
"The spending will not be higher than 100 billion won," Brigadier General Jang Gi-Yoon told journalists. He declined to give details on where such anti-EMP facilities will be built.
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