North Korea, which has been firing missiles, this time 'drone provocation'... what is the reason

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I'll try to sort this out with Ahn Jung-sik, a reporter specializing in North Korea.

[Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter specialized in North Korea: The drone part is not temporary.

In January of last year, North Korea held the 8th Party Congress.

Among the tasks that Kim Jong-un emphasized at the time, there is an unmanned aerial vehicle development project.

So, the South Korean military said that this was the first time in five years that a North Korean drone had invaded our airspace. Looking at what was decided at the North Korean party convention at the time, the possibility that North Korea had sent drones steadily before cannot be ruled out.

Since launching reconnaissance satellites is still lacking in technology, it seems that North Korea will continue to use unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance.]

[Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter specialized in North Korea: Yesterday (26th), the North Korean drone missed.

I mistook a flock of birds today.

It is true that it has given people anxiety.

However, it came out in the report of Kim Tae-hoon earlier, but I think we need to think a little longer and think about what realistically possible countermeasures are, rather than giving out a prescription right away by tinkering.

In fact, now that the North Korean nuclear threat is becoming a reality, should we do our best to respond to unmanned aerial vehicles? This is not the case.

Therefore, it seems necessary to determine which part of our military capabilities and how much to invest in, and to honestly seek the public's understanding of this part.]

[Ahn Jung-sik/Reporter specialized in North Korea: The story is that what North Korea sent now is a small drone of less than 2m.

It is said that these small drones under 2m do not have high reconnaissance capabilities and have limited attack capabilities.

But now it's so small that it's hard to capture.

So, our military also said that, as previously reported in the report, it is difficult to detect small UAVs, but it is possible to respond to attack UAVs that pose a real threat. It should be taken as an opportunity to refine it, but it seems that there is no need for us to react excessively as if this incident has opened a very large hole in our security.]

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