Government Shoots For 4 Percent Military Spending Boost
September 09 2015
The South Korean government has requested a US$32 billion military budget for 2016, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).
The proposed increase, up 4 percent from this year, includes US$2.5 billion to enhance South Korea's defenses along the demilitarized zone with the North, according to the budget plan that was approved on Tuesday.
The need to strengthen defenses along the border became even more apparent with the recent land mine attack that badly injured two South...
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