Major hardware compared - The Straits Times · 9/27/2017 · X-band Radar Floating platform tracks...
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Sea of Japan/ East Sea Yellow Sea Korea Bay CHINA JAPAN SOUTH KOREA NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA F-22 Raptor New US$143 million state-of-the-art fighter jet 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea NORTH KOREA Sea-based X-band Radar Floating platform tracks ballistic missiles MAJOR U.S. SUPPORT B-2 stealth bomber Nuclear capable B-52 bomber Nuclear capable 32,100 11,368 70 23 267 212 3 23 116 286 286 602 545 556 556 2,500 3,600 4,060 4,060 2,418 1.02 million Chemical weapons 2,500 - 5,000 ton stockpile, according to South Korea’s Defence Ministry 495,000 495,000 Tanks Armoured personnel carriers Artillery and air defence guns Active troops Combat aircraft Heli- copters Principal combat vessels Coastal, patrol vessels Landing craft, hovercraft Nuclear capability Conducted 6 nuclear tests Submarines US-guaranteed “nuclear umbrella” 383 Range: 10,000 km Tested July 4, July 28 THAAD US-made anti-missile system deployed since March Latest Hwasong-14 Intercontinental ballistic missile Major hardware compared Source: AFP STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS Korea Strait Pyongyang Seoul
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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
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