South Korea has reportedly deployed Israeli weaponry to several geostrategically critical islands. The news was published via South Korean outlets during a three-day period in which North Korea launched half a dozen missiles off of its east coast.

A South Korean military official said Sunday that Seoul has recently deployed “dozens of Spike missiles” on Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands in the Yellow Sea.

According to the Jerusalem Post:

The satellite-guided Spike anti-tank missile has a range of 20 kilometers and weighs 70 kilos, Yonhap cited military officials as saying. It was designed by Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and can also hit targets in line-of-sight of the launcher.

The Spike missile is used in many countries around the world, including Germany, Italy, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Singapore, Spain and the Netherlands. It was also used by the US, the UK, France, Turkey and India.

Israeli defense transfers to U.S. allies have been cited by U.S. officials as a key benefit of narrower U.S.-Israeli defense cooperation.

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