North Korea has unveiled new smaller nuclear warheads and promised to produce more nuclear material to expand the country’s arsenal, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, as a US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea for military exercises.
KCNA released photos of the warheads, dubbed Hwasan-31, as leader Kim Jong Un visited the Nuclear Weapons Institute, where he inspected new tactical nuclear weapons and technology for mounting warheads on ballistic missiles, as well as plans to operate a nuclear warhead . counterattack.
Experts say the images could indicate progress in miniaturizing warheads that are powerful but small enough to be mounted on ICBMs capable of striking the United States.
“There is something more powerful in a smaller space. This is concerning,” said Kune Y. Suh, professor emeritus of nuclear engineering at Seoul National University, comparing the new warheads with the 2016 version.
Kim Jong Un has ordered the production of weapons materials in a “shrewd way” to “exponentially” increase his nuclear arsenal and produce powerful weapons, according to KCNA.
The North Korean leader has said that the enemy of the country’s nuclear forces is not a specific state or group, but “the war itself and nuclear disaster”, and the policy of expanding the arsenal is aimed only at defending the country, peace and regional stability. .
North Korea escalated tensions, launching short-range ballistic missiles on Monday and conducting a simulated nuclear counterstrike last week against the United States and South Korea, which it accused of staging an invasion with its military drills.
Source: Terra
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