South Korea 'Deploys Warships to Track North Missiles'

 

South Korea has deployed two warships with missile-defence systems, reports say, a day after the North apparently moved a missile to its east coast.

Military officials told South Korean media the two warships would be deployed on the east and west coasts.

Seoul has played down the North's missile move, saying it may be for a test rather than a hostile act.
Separately, Pyongyang told foreign embassies it could not guarantee their safety in the event of conflict.

British diplomats said on Friday the North had asked them to respond by 10 April on what support the embassy would need in the event of any evacuation.
But anecdotal reports from inside the capital, Pyongyang, say the mood there is calm, and many believe North Korea is deliberately trying to create a sense of crisis, says the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul.
In recent weeks, the North has ramped up its rhetoric and made specific threats to target US territory.

One of the targets named by Pyongyang was the Pacific island of Guam, which hosts a US military base.

On Thursday, the US confirmed it would deploy a missile-defence system to Guam in response to the threats.
"The moves that we have been making are designed to ensure and to reassure the American people and our allies that we can defend the United States," said state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

South Korea's foreign minister told MPs on Thursday that the North had moved a missile to the east coast, which is the location for previous military tests.

Footage has been shown on state television of North Korean President Kim Jong-un watching a military drill

Unconfirmed reports on Friday said the North had moved two missiles, and had loaded them on to launchers.

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