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North Korea said on May 27 that it tested a newly developed lightweight multipurpose missile-launch system and a multiple-launch tactical cruise missile weapons system the day before. Analysts say the tests were likely a provocation tied to Seoul\u2019s announcement of a basic plan to develop nuclear-powered submarines.<\/p>\n
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that, with Kim Jong Un in attendance, the DPRK Missile General Bureau and the National Defense Science Institute conducted major weapons-launch tests. KCNA said officials evaluated the effectiveness of a tactical ballistic missile\u2019s \u201cspecial mission warhead,\u201d the reliability of an ultra-precision autonomous guidance-and-navigation system for a range-extended 240\u339c guided rocket artillery round, and the AI-driven terminal guidance accuracy of a tactical cruise missile.<\/p>\n
Analysts say the simultaneous firing of multiple missile types and rocket artillery appears intended to demonstrate the ability to evade air defenses and strike targets using a \u201cmixed-launch\u201d tactic.<\/p>\n
KCNA described the \u201ctactical cruise gliding munition\u201d as a weapon system that combines an ultra-precision autonomous navigation system with terrain-referenced navigation and AI terminal guidance. It said the munition employs a combined glide-and-thrust flight mode to strike targets along a 100 km axis (about 62 miles) with extreme precision. KCNA added that the tactical cruise missiles will be deployed to long-range artillery brigades in the southern border region.<\/p>\n
Kim told officials, \u201cThe current situation urges continuous military renewal,\u201d and said building the most modern and powerful artillery force\u2014one that no one can match\u2014remains the top priority in military development.<\/p>\n
Hong Min, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification, said North Korea appears to be trying to fix the military demarcation line as an international border and to neutralize U.S.-ROK rear assets early in a conflict through preemptive, rapid precision fires.<\/p>\n
Yu Ji-hoon, a researcher at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, described the launches as a low-intensity provocation that combines a response to Seoul\u2019s nuclear-submarine plan, a probe of the new administration\u2019s security policy direction, and a display of tactical missile capability\u2014rather than a simple weapons-performance test. He added that because South Korea linked the need for nuclear-powered submarines to counter the DPRK\u2019s submarine-based nuclear and missile threats, North Korea appears intent on underscoring that its nuclear and missile threat remains credible and on retaining strategic initiative on the peninsula.<\/p>\n
President Lee Jae-myung said at a cabinet meeting the day before, \u201cOnly with a self-reliant defense will friends respect us, and alliances remain strong,\u201d reaffirming his commitment to autonomous national defense. Reporter Yoon Hon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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