[Focus on the Korean Peninsula] North Korea's 'revision of its operational plan for South Korea', what is it aiming for?

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Let's learn about North Korea news for a week with Ahn Jung-shik, a reporter specializing in North Korea.

[Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter specializing in North Korea: The Party Central Military Commission is the highest meeting of military-related officers in North Korea.

North Korean media reported that revisions to the operational plan were discussed at a meeting that has been held since the 21st.

Let's listen.]

[Chosun Central TV: We discussed issues related to the business of additionally confirming the operational missions of front-line units and revising the operational plans and reorganization of important military organizations.]

[Ahn Jung-sik / Reporter specializing in North Korea: Here, the It refers to the North Korean front-line units that are in contact with the Armistice Line.

Also, if you look at the photos released by North Korea, the Chief of the General Staff of the North Korean Army is briefing with a map hanging. Although the map is mosaic, it is revealed that it is the East Coast of South Korea, so the operational plan against South Korea is being revised. Yes

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[Ahn Jung-sik / Reporter Ahn Jung-sik / Reporter Ahn Jung-sik: North Korea has recently emphasized the nuclear threat to South Korea, so there are many views. On April 16, North Korea test-fired a new tactical guided weapon.

However, at the time, while promoting this weapon, he made the following mention.]

[Chosun Central TV (last April): To dramatically improve the firepower strike power of long-range artillery units in the front, and to strengthen the effectiveness of tactical nuclear operation and diversification of firepower missions. from...

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[Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter Ahn Jung-sik / Reporter specializing in North Korea: The long-distance artillery units on the front line refer to the North Korean artillery units near the ceasefire line.

In order to improve the strike capabilities of these units with new tactical guided weapons, such as short-range missiles, he stressed the need to effectively use tactical nuclear weapons.

In other words, missiles that hit South Korea will be equipped with tactical nuclear weapons.

Since the operation plan was revised amidst the blatant nuclear threat to South Korea, it is estimated that an operation plan using tactical nuclear weapons is being made.]

[Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter Ahn Jung-sik / Reporter specializing in North Korea: The current operational plan assumes North Korea's conventional attack, so there is a limit to responding to the North Korean nuclear threat.

Therefore, the ROK and US military authorities have decided to revise the operational plan and have been in the process of revising the operational plan in preparation for the North Korean nuclear threat from the beginning of this year.

It is true that the two Koreas are in a state of revising the operational plan that assumes a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula, so it is quite bittersweet.]