Cablegate: Reliable Replacement Warhead (Rrw): Initial Rok

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PLEASE PASS TO ISN/RA TERRY GODBY, ISN/SPO KERRY KARTCHNER,
OSD/P DAVID STEIN, AND DOE/NNSA JOHN HARVEY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP PARM PREL KS
SUBJECT: RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD (RRW): INITIAL ROK
REACTION

REF: STATE 025145

1. (U) On March 2, Poloff delivered reftel points on the
Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) issue to Hahm Seong-wook,
Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Hahm
stated that he appreciated the information shared and noted
that he would closely monitor the issue. Thus far, ROKG and
local media reaction on RRW has been minimal. Post will
follow-up on the ROK's reaction and any further developments.

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