North Korea lifts the curtain on array of ‘tactical’ nuclear missile systems



Analysis North Korea lifts the curtain on array of ‘tactical’ nuclear missile systems ‘New’ midrange missile and range of other weapons shown in state media underscore DPRK’s tremendous nuclear ambitions Ankit Panda October 10, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korea's 'new' intermediate-range ballistic missile that it says it tested on Oct. 4, 2022 \| Image: KCNA (Oct. 10, 2022) North Korea released numerous photos and details on Monday about its seven missile launch events since Sept. 25, stating that leader Kim Jong Un guided all these tests of “tactical nuclear operation units” as a “warning” to the U.S. and South Korea. The reports mark the first time in five months that state media has covered missile launches, going back to the start of its COVID-19 outbreak in early May. The big picture here is that Pyongyang is finally lifting the veil on a range of delivery systems that it first presented as “tactical” weapons Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 09What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine 10Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads

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North Korea lifts the curtain on array of ‘tactical’ nuclear missile systems

‘New’ midrange missile and range of other weapons shown in state media underscore DPRK’s tremendous nuclear ambitions

Ankit Panda October 10, 2022

North Korea lifts the curtain on array of ‘tactical’ nuclear missile systems

North Korea's 'new' intermediate-range ballistic missile that it says it tested on Oct. 4, 2022 | Image: KCNA (Oct. 10, 2022)

North Korea released numerous photos and details on Monday about its seven missile launch events since Sept. 25, stating that leader Kim Jong Un guided all these tests of “tactical nuclear operation units” as a “warning” to the U.S. and South Korea.

The reports mark the first time in five months that state media has covered missile launches, going back to the start of its COVID-19 outbreak in early May.

The big picture here is that Pyongyang is finally lifting the veil on a range of delivery systems that it first presented as “tactical” weapons

01How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats
09What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine
10Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads

North Korea lifts the curtain on array of ‘tactical’ nuclear missile systems

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