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South Korea: Defense Official Wants Independent Missile Defense System A top South Korean defense official said yesterday that Seoul should develop its own missile defense system and not just rely on U.S. efforts to provide a missile defense shield (see GSN, June 5). “We need to build our own capabilities regardless of requests from the United States,” said Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Lt. Gen. Cha Young-koo. “However, the United States has not yet made any proposal on our participation in the MD,” he added. Cha said the U.S. Patriot missiles already stationed in South Korea should not dissuade Seoul’s efforts. “We need to establish our own capability and we have a mid- and long-term plan for that,” he said. Cha also supported a U.S. request that Seoul increase its defense spending to more than 3 percent of its gross domestic product (Xinhua News Agency, June 10).
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