On the 10th, the anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea revealed that the seven ballistic missile launches since late last month were exercises by its tactical nuclear operation unit.
In addition to showing off that South Korea is developing tactical nuclear weapons, there is also a view that it is a warning of the seventh nuclear test.
North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television reported on the 10th of the party's founding anniversary that seven ballistic missile launches from the 25th of last month were conducted in the presence of General Secretary Kim Jong-un. It was part of a training exercise for the military's tactical nuclear force, he said.
Among them, it broadcasted photos of short-range ballistic missiles that flew in low altitude on irregular trajectories and small SLBMs (submarine-launched ballistic missiles).
This is the first time North Korea has announced a ballistic missile launch since May. I think it was training.
Yonhap News, a South Korean news agency, said, "It seems that both missiles can be equipped with a small nuclear warhead. South Korea is within the attack range, and the threat of nuclear weapons has been strengthened." In addition to planning, we have conveyed the view that it was a display of the progress in the development of tactical nuclear weapons to the United States and South Korea.
In addition, regarding the possibility of North Korea conducting a seventh nuclear test with the aim of making its nuclear warhead smaller and lighter, Kim emphasized his stance of refusing to engage in dialogue with the United States. There is also a view that it was foretold that the nuclear test would be forced forward."