South Korea has also announced plans to massively expand its drone warfare capabilities to meet growing security challenges from the North.TAG_OPEN_div_46 At the same time, there are signs of further escalation of military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
According to state news agency KCNA, Kim on Thursday oversaw a series of weapons tests and instructed the military to strengthen its “lethal and destructive offensive capabilities”.TAG_OPEN_div_44 The message comes at a time when North Korea has refused to return to talks with South Korea and the United States, prioritizing nuclear and the expansion of conventional military forces.
The test included a special warhead for a strategic ballistic missile, an advanced multi-rocket launch system and the ability to fire long-range shells from an automated howitzer, KCNA said.TAG_OPEN_div_42 It is claimed that the test shows that North Korea’s strike capability has increased in the southern border area.
According to KCNA, Kim said that the army’s offensive capability should be developed so that no enemy dares to attack.TAG_OPEN_div_40 “Keeping the enemy in a constant state of fear and insecurity is an important way to prevent war,” he said.
North Korea says the special warhead tested is capable of inflicting “significant damage” on critical infrastructure such as enemy airspace, ports and energy infrastructure.TAG_OPEN_div_38
Meanwhile, South Korea’TAG_OPEN_div_36 s Defense Ministry has announced plans to expand its drone capabilities in response to growing military challenges from North Korea and technology support from Russia. The plan aims to develop long-range explosive drones, buy more than 20,000 low-cost surveillance and attack drones and train half a million soldiers as drone warriors.
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-baek said North Korea was receiving technology transfers from Russia and that South Korea needed to respond proactively to the changing war dynamics.TAG_OPEN_div_34
According to him, the importance of low-cost drones and loitering weapons in modern warfare is growing rapidly.TAG_OPEN_div_32 The Russia-Ukraine war has also demonstrated the effectiveness of such technologies, he said. South Korea’s military plans to have half a million soldiers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines capable of operating drones as personal weapons in the future.
North Korea has stepped up its nuclear and missile programs since the failure of high-level talks with then-US President Donald Trump in 2019.TAG_OPEN_div_30 Since then, Kim has given equal importance to the development of modern conventional weapons.
This week, North Korea formally commissioned a new five,TAG_OPEN_div_28 000-ton destroyer into service. Kim described the warship as a symbol of the country’s growing naval and nuclear capabilities.
Despite repeated calls for talks, US President Donald Trump has indicated that talks will only be possible if Kim abandons his policy of making denuclearization of North Korea a precondition.TAG_OPEN_div_26 He also continued to build more military infrastructure along the border, portraying South Korea as the country’s principal enemy.
In recent years, Kim has expanded ties with Moscow, backing Russia in the war in Ukraine.TAG_OPEN_div_24 Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first visit to North Korea in seven years, meeting with Kim.
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