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The DPRK will further intensify its practical efforts to deter the military threat of the hostile forces and maintain the balance of forces in the region,
an unnamed spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said on state news agency KCNA
In the event of a conflict, such an exposure makes the weapon a target of a preemptive attack by opponents, so there would be a big issue of survivability."
He said
When missiles get bigger, what happens? The vehicles get larger, too. As the transporter-erector launchers get bigger, their mobility decreases."
Lee Sangmin, an expert at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, saidReentry technology is crucial for ICBMs, yet North Korea seems to prioritize range over these essential capabilities,
Lee Sangmin noted
When missiles increase in size, the launch vehicles do too, which hampers mobility,
explained Lee Sangmin, a researcher at South Korea's Korea Institute for Defense AnalysesAcquiring reentry technology is currently the most important goal in North Korea’s missile development, specifically for ICBMs, but they just keep increasing the ranges instead. This possibly suggests they still lack confidence in their reentry technology,
Lee Sangmin said
I affirm that the DPRK [North Korea] will never change its line of bolstering up its nuclear forces."
Kim addedEven if everything that’s being said about the cooperation between Russia and North Korea by our Western colleagues is true, why is it that the United States and allies are trying to impose on everyone the flawed logic that they have the right to help the Zelensky regime,
he asked
I think they know well the concerns that we have, and the expectations that, both in word and deed, they’ll use the influence that they have to work to curb these activities,
Mr Blinken said of Chinese officialsYou don’t get thousands of soldiers from North Korea if your war is going well,
remarked Justin Crump, a former British tank commander and head of strategic advisory firm SibyllineOne of the reasons that Russia is turning to these North Korean troops is that it's desperate,
Blinken said
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All of that strongly indicates that Russia intends to use these foreign forces in frontline operations in its war of choice against Ukraine,
Austin saidMake no mistake, if these North Korean troops engage in combat or combat support operations against Ukraine, they would make themselves legitimate military targets."
In a stern warning to North Korea Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said
We've not yet seen these troops deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces, but we would expect that to happen in the coming days,
he said
The new-type ICBM proved before the world that the hegemonic position we have secured in the development and manufacture of nuclear delivery means of the same kind is absolutely irreversible,
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said while overseeing the launch, ... KCNA reported
The missile continues to underwrite the growing credibility of North Korea's strategic deterrent capabilities,
said Ankit Panda, a senior fellow at the U.S.-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, ... adding thatEven if some level of military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is possible, they are likely to be very cautious when it comes to core military technologies,
he saidI do believe that they can hold on to the territory, if they choose to do that. They do have options,
Austin said of Ukrainian troopsNorth Korea may continue testing to see if, during the final reentry phase, the warheads can separate and each head toward individual targets,
Kim addedThe increased length likely means a greater fuel capacity, which directly affects thrust and potentially increases range,
Kim said