韓国「制限なしにロケットを開発・生産」　韓米ミサイル指針改定

N.Y. Times

South Korea to Have Solid Fuel Rockets in Major Deal With US
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/07/28/world/asia/ap-as-skorea-us-missile-deals.html?searchResultPosition=2

South Korea said Tuesday it has won U.S. consent to use solid fuel for space launch vehicles, a move that experts say would enable Seoul to launch its first surveillance satellites and accumulate technology to build more powerful missiles.

Solid fuel offers greater mobility for missiles and rockets, and reduces launch preparation time. But Washington had imposed strict restrictions on Seoul’s use of solid propellant for space launch rockets out of concern that it could be used to produce bigger missiles and cause a regional arms race.