North Korea ’s general secretary, Kim Jong-un, made a speech at an exhibition of missiles and other weapons, revealing distrust of the United States and reiterating his stance of strengthening military power. bottom.


Experts say that the weapons on display include a hypersonic missile launched in September, and point out the possibility of conducting further launch experiments on the new missile.

The North Korean Workers' Party of Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, dated 12th, opened the "National Defense Development Exhibition" in Pyongyang on the 11th, a collection of weapons developed over the past five years, and General Secretary Kim Jung-eun made a speech. I told you.



In this, General Secretary Kim expressed distrust about the United States, which is calling for dialogue with North Korea, saying, "We are constantly sending signals that it is not hostile, but there is no reason to believe it." At the same time, he reiterated his stance of strengthening military power.



In the photo, among the various weapons exhibited at the indoor venue, you can see weapons such as ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile-class missiles and SLBM = submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

Korean news agency "New weapons that can be called'Mini SLBM'"

In the photos posted by the North Korean media, you can see that another missile is on display alongside the two types of SLBM = submarine-launched ballistic missiles that have been released so far.



Smaller than the other two SLBMs, South Korean news agency Yonhap News Agency reported that "a new weapon that can be called a'mini SLBM'has appeared."



After that, he said, "It has been observed that it may have been devised so that it could be mounted on a 3000-ton class submarine under construction."

Expert "Hypersonic Missile Exhibition" and Analysis

Yu Koizumi, a military analyst and assistant professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo, said that a hypersonic missile, which North Korea first conducted a launch experiment in September, was exhibited from a photograph posted by the North Korean media. I am analyzing.



Specially appointed assistant Koizumi said that the weapon with an orange line at the tip of the missile is considered to be a hypersonic missile. It seems that there is. The range is around 5,000 km, and you can see that it is aiming at Guam and so on. "



And, "It has wings that have the function of a steering wheel, so that you can change the course while flying in the atmosphere for a certain long time."



Regarding another missile exhibited alongside the SLBM = submarine-launched ballistic missile, Assistant Professor Koizumi said, "It seems to be a new SLBM, which is smaller than the others and has a short range that can reach South Korea. It may be possible to mount it by modifying an existing submarine without needing it. "



He pointed out, "If we plan to put a new missile into practical use, we will definitely shoot it at some point. It seems that North Korea is quietly modernizing its military power."

Deputy Secretary-General Isozaki "Watching Future Trends in North Korea"

At a press conference in the afternoon, Deputy Secretary-General Isozaki said, "We would like to refrain from commenting on each of the North Korean announcements, but the government is always seriously interested in North Korea's military trends. We will continue to closely monitor future trends and work closely with Japan, the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Japan, the United States, and South Korea in advancing our policy toward North Korea. I want to. "