How effective are US installed missile defenses in south Korea?
Why Military action against North Korea is not on table? How effective US installed Missile defenses in south Korea are? Image: Standard Missile SM-3 interceptor Ballistic missiles are classified as: Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) : Range 👉(300 km to 1,000 km) Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) : Range 👉(1,000 km to 3,500 km) Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) : Range 👉(3,500 km to 5,500 km). Intercontinental Range Ballistic Missile(ICBM) : Range👉( > 5,500Km ). Earths atmosphere starts from 140km above earths surface. Shorter range ballistic missiles stay within the Earth's atmosphere. North Korea has 800+ short range ballistic missiles. To defend against the North korean missile force, South Korea currently has three layered Ballistic Missile Defence, 1) Patriot (PAC-3) to counter short range missile threats 2) THAAD for Short and Medium range threats 3) Aegis (SM-3) for Medium and In