Analysis How North Korea’s tactical missile deployment aggravates risks of nuclear useHwasong-11D launchers may support posture of responding to even minor conflict with mass salvos to overwhelm ROK defense North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a show of delivering over 250 tactical ballistic missile launchers to “frontline units” this week, but NK Pro analysis shows that the DPRK already began deploying the modern missile system over a year ago, a troubling development that raises the risk of nuclear use on the peninsula. The DPRK’s Majang-ri missile base, located about 25 kilometers southwest of Pyongyang and first identified by Nathan Hunt, used to support a force of liquid-fueled missiles — likely, the Scud-C with a range of 600 kilometers. But since 2023, equipment for the operation of Scud-C © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |