韓國成功試射導彈,射程涵蓋整個朝鮮

South Korea says it has tested a ballistic missile capable of hitting any target in North Korea, in what is seen as a response to recent military provocations by Pyongyang.

Seoul defense officials say President Park Geun-hye personally watched over the successful launch Wednesday at a firing range in the southern part of South Korea.

The missile has a range of 500 kilometers and can hit anywhere in North Korea, according to the officials, who add the technology will be deployed by the end of the year.

The weapon was developed by Seoul following a 2012 agreement with the U.S. that nearly tripled the allowable maximum range of the South's ballistic missiles.

South Korea has expanded its ballistic missile arsenal in response to the growing threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.

North Korea recently said it conducted a successful submarine-launched ballistic missile test, which would greatly extend the range of the North's ballistic missiles.

Pyongyang also said last month that it has perfected the technology needed to mount a miniaturized nuclear warhead on a long-range ballistic missile.

A significant number of foreign and military analysts have said those claims are likely exaggerated, but warn that Pyongyang is making progress on both fronts.韓國說，已經試製了一種能夠打擊朝鮮境內任何目標的彈道導彈。這被看作是對平壤最近軍事挑釁做出的迴應。

韓國國防部官員說，朴槿惠總統星期三在韓國南部現場觀看了這次成功試射。

有關官員表示，這種導彈的射程爲500公里，可以打到朝鮮任何地方，這種導彈將在今年年底進行部署。

首爾2012年同美國達成協議，把韓國彈道導彈的最高射程提高近三倍之後開發了這類武器。

韓國擴大彈道導彈裝備，以迴應朝鮮不斷增長的核武器和導彈項目造成的威脅。

朝鮮最近表示，它成功進行了一次潛艇發射的彈道導彈試射，大大延伸了朝鮮彈道導彈的射程。

平壤上個月還表示，它改進了用於遠程彈道導彈發射的核彈頭小型化的技術。

許多外國和軍方分析人士都表示，這些說法有可能誇大其辭，但是他們警告說，平壤正在這兩個領域取得進展。