Director of the US arms control and anti-diffusion affairs warning warning warningIn view of the "unprecedented" cooperation between North Korea and Russia, North Korea's security threat to regional composition may change in the next 10 years.
Reuters reported that Pranay Vaddi told the Washington Think Tank Strategy and International Research Center on Thursday (January 18) that we must not only pay close attention to North Korea with nuclear weapons to provide Russia's war in UkraineAfter the missile system, pay close attention to North Korea "what you get from the other side".
He said, "How will this improve North Korea's military forces? What is the impact of this extension deterrent we provided to South Korea and Japan? I think that based on this cooperative relationship between North Korea and Russia, North Korea has paid attention to this.Regional threats may undermine great changes in the next 10 years.That's what we have never seen in the past.Essence
When asked about the increasingly severe North Korean threat, whether South Korea and Japan would seek to build their own nuclear defense capabilities, Wadi said: "We are committed to ensuring the existing nuclear umbrella in the United States.Give play to deterrence, including new threats from Europe and Asia.
Tas News reported that Russian President Putin met with the visiting North Korean Foreign Minister Cui Shanji on Tuesday (16th). The two sides discussed the issues such as bilateral cooperation and the situation of the Korean Peninsula, and exchanged opinions on the most urgent international issues.
The report quoted the Russian presidential press secretary Peskov's words that North Korea is a very important partner of Russia, "our goal is to develop relations in all fields, including sensitive areas."
After Russia launched a war to Ukraine in February 2022, Putin deepened relations with North Korea. The United States condemned North Korea to transport a large number of missiles to Russia, fearing that Russia might share weapons technology with North Korea.
North Korea conducts underwater nuclear weapons system test
North Korea conducted underwater nuclear weapons system tests in the eastern waters.
The North Korean Society reported on Friday (January 19) that a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of North Korea announced that North Korea tested the "tsunami-5-23" underwater nuclear weapon system in the eastern waters.
The spokesman said that the trial aims to deal with the recent maritime joint exercises held by the United States, Japan and South Korea.
