(Washington Composite Electric) Bloomberg reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong -un supervised the test of the multi -tube rocket launch system on Monday. South Korea believes that Pyongyang may use this to sell this kind of missiles that can carry nuclear weapons to Russia.
North Korean official media reported on Tuesday (March 19) that North Korea tested a large multi -tube rocket launcher in the exercise that day to show the power of the weapon system and the real war power.
According to reports, the Korean army fired rockets from six transmitters.Weapon experts believe that these bullets are likely to be KN-25 short-range ballistic missiles, which belong to the same series of weapons that North Korea transported to Russia for attacking Ukraine.
South Korean Defense Minister Shen Yuanzheng said that it is unclear whether the exercise is to strengthen North Korea's frontline troops or how Russia uses missiles to attack Ukraine.He told the media that these weapons were likely to be a final performance test that were exported to Russia.
The range ofKN-25 is about 380 kilometers, which can accurately hit the target.It is known that it was first tested in 2019. At that time, the missile was launched from four launchers.
NK News, a US news website, specially reported, revealed that Prosecutor Halkov said this month that since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has launched about 50 North Korean missiles to Ukraine.
When North Korea launched a missile on Monday (18th), South Korea and Japan were tracked simultaneously but could not grasp the exact situation.The Japanese side detected three missiles. South Korea said that at least six missile launched, but North Korea showed six photos provided by official media, which shows that tracking several missiles at the same time is difficult to launch at the same time.Researchers at the Korean Think Tank National Defense and Security Forum pointed out that when all missiles are so close, it is difficult to accurately detect their whereabouts with radar.
Shen Yuanzhang said that since Russian President Putin and Kim Jong -un held the summit last September, North Korea has transported up to 7,000 containers equipped with weapons to Russia, which can load 3 million 152 mm shells.As a exchange, Russia provides North Korea with raw materials and components required for food and weapon production. These foods help North Korea's stable necessity.
South Korea believes that if North Korea transports more and more weapons to Russia, Russia will likely provide more military technologies for North Korea. In this way, North Korea's threat to regions will be even greater.