DoD News Briefing
Thursday, July 13, 2000 - 1:30 p.m. EDT
Presenter: RADM Craig R. Quigley, DASD PA
Q: New subject. On Korea, has there been a change in U.S. policy about South Korea developing an indigenous ballistic missile capability?
ADM. QUIGLEY: Not that I'm aware of, no.
Q: So the policy is what at the -- currently?
ADM. QUIGLEY: I don't know that the Pentagon has a policy.
Q: Well, it's been reported that indigenous attempts to develop such a system, which were being done without the U.S. knowing about it, alarmed some U.S. officials when it was discovered. And now it's been very recently reported that now U.S. officials think it's okay for them to develop an IRBM capability.
ADM. QUIGLEY: Let me check, although I don't think that's -- I don't think that is a policy on which this building would make such a determination.
I'll see if I can get our currents. My thinking is, it's probably State Department. But let me check.
Q: Well maybe I shouldn't narrow it to this building, I should say the United States administration. Has there been a change in --
ADM. QUIGLEY: Then I'm probably not the right one to answer the question, I'm sorry.
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