--- description: The country is worried it could be vulnerable to attack title: South Korea: North Korea Has Large-Caliber Rocket System image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78e5dd333da8c892/69888df1a988ca5f4a6b7499/south-korea.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [South Korea](/tag/south-korea/) ## South Korea Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # South Korea Says North Korea Has Large-Caliber Multiple Launch Rocket System by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2016 12:56 PM CUT  Projectiles are launched from South Korean Army 130mm Multiple Rocket Launcher vehicles during a live fire exercise in the Goseong, in the border with North Korea, on April 4, 2016. Projectiles are launched from South Korean Army 130mm Multiple Rocket Launcher vehicles during a live fire exercise in the Goseong, in the border with North Korea, on April 4, 2016.Yonhap—AFP/Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2016 12:56 PM CUT South Korea [says](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/south-korea-says-north-has-large-caliber-rocket-system-could-strike-seoul-this-year/2016/04/06/38cd0f52-fbce-11e5-a569-2c9e819c14e4%5Fstory.html "undefined") its hostile neighbor to the North now has a large-caliber multiple launch rocket system that could make the South vulnerable to attack this year. This news follows earlier reports that South Korea believes North Korea also has the ability to put a nuclear warhead on a medium-range missile, the Washington _Post_ reports. China has responded to the increased rocket and missile testing in North Korea by tightening trade restrictions with its ally this week, banning the import of goods that could benefit North Korea’s nuclear program. \[[_Washington Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/south-korea-says-north-has-large-caliber-rocket-system-could-strike-seoul-this-year/2016/04/06/38cd0f52-fbce-11e5-a569-2c9e819c14e4%5Fstory.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4283390/south-korea-says-north-korea-has-large-caliber-multiple-launch-rocket-system/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4283390/south-korea-says-north-korea-has-large-caliber-multiple-launch-rocket-system/"},"headline":"South Korea Says North Korea Has Large-Caliber Multiple Launch Rocket System","datePublished":"2016-04-06T12:56:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:29:49.780Z","description":"The country is worried it could be vulnerable to attack","url":"https://time.com/4283390/south-korea-says-north-korea-has-large-caliber-multiple-launch-rocket-system/","keywords":["South Korea","North Korea"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78e5dd333da8c892/69888df1a988ca5f4a6b7499/south-korea.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78e5dd333da8c892/69888df1a988ca5f4a6b7499/south-korea.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SKOREA-NKOREA-MILITARY","caption":"SKOREA-NKOREA-MILITARY","creditText":"Yonhap—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/south-korea/","name":"South Korea"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4283390/south-korea-says-north-korea-has-large-caliber-multiple-launch-rocket-system/","name":"South Korea Says North Korea Has Large-Caliber Multiple Launch Rocket System"}}]}] ```