At the military parade on the 14th, North Korea unveiled a new SLBM (submarine-launched ballistic missile), emphasizing its stance of strengthening nuclear and missile development.
The Supreme People's Assembly is scheduled to be held on the 17th, and it seems that there is an aim to further enhance the centripetal force of General Secretary Kim Jong Eun through a series of events.
Missile released that seems to be a new model marked "Pole Star 5"
On the 14th, North Korea's national television broadcast the video of the military parade held in Pyongyang on the 15th, and released the SLBM = submarine-launched ballistic missile, which seems to be a new model, labeled "North Pole Star 5".
North Korea just held a military parade in October last year, and it is unusual to hold it at short intervals of three months, and it is about to strengthen the nuclear and missile development ahead of the inauguration of the new administration of Biden in the United States. I emphasized.
On the other hand, ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile-class missiles did not appear in the military parade.
Supreme People's Assembly on the 17th
In North Korea, the Supreme People's Assembly, which consists of representatives from various regions, is scheduled to be held on the 17th, and it is expected that the reorganization of national organizations and personnel affairs will be announced in response to the results of the party convention.
As North Korea has a major impact on the economy due to sanctions and measures against the infection of the new coronavirus, it will raise its national prestige through a series of events following the party convention that closed on the 12th of this month, and will strengthen the centripetal force of General Secretary Kim. It seems that there is an aim to increase it.
Expert "Attitudes of both confrontation and dialogue with the United States"
Professor Shunji Hiraiwa of Nanzan University, who is familiar with the situation in North Korea, points out that the military parade shows the confrontation and dialogue with the United States, and the attitudes of both sides.
Professor Hiraiwa said, "Since the SLBM that appeared in the parade has not been successfully tested, I think it was meaningful for North Korea to show that there are such options depending on the way the United States goes. The failure to introduce the ICBM, which is a nuclear force on the United States, while being very conscious of the United States, is perceived as not making a final decision on the possibility of dialogue. " I pointed out.
On top of that, he said, "I think the North Korean side's aim is to see how the US side will respond first," and said that he would determine the outlook for the new Biden administration for the time being. It was.