Sea ofJapan/

East Sea

YellowSea

KoreaBay

SOUTHKOREA

NORTHKOREA

CHINA

JAPAN

SOUTHKOREA

NORTHKOREA

R U S S I A

SOUTH KOREA

F-22 RaptorNew US$143 million state-of-the-art �ghter jet

28,500 troopsstationed in South Korea

28,500 troopsstationed in South Korea

NORTH KOREA

Sea-based X-band RadarFloating platformtracks ballistic missiles

MAJOR U.S.SUPPORT

B-2 stealth bomberNuclear capable

B-52 bomberNuclear capable

32,100

11,368

70

23

267

212

3

23

116

286286

602

545

556556

2,500

3,600

4,0604,060

2,418

1.02 million

Chemical weapons2,500 - 5,000 ton stockpile,according to South Korea’sDefence Ministry

495,000495,000

TanksArmouredpersonnelcarriers

Artilleryand airdefence

guns

Activetroops

Combataircraft

Heli-copters

Principalcombatvessels

Coastal,patrol

vessels

Landingcraft,

hovercraft

Nuclear capabilityConducted6 nuclear tests

Submarines

US-guaranteed“nuclear umbrella”

383

Range: 10,000 km

TestedJuly 4, July 28

THAADUS-made

anti-missilesystem

deployedsince March

Latest

Hwasong-14Intercontinentalballistic missile

Major hardware compared

Source: AFPSTRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS

Korea Strait

Pyongyang

Seoul

28,500 troops28,500 troops28,500 troopsstationed in stationed in stationed in South KoreaSouth KoreaSouth Korea

B-52 bomberNuclear capable

B-2 stealth bomber