South Korean intelligence agencies believe that North Korea will conduct large-scale military training, including nuclear weapons, from this month to next month, and that it may launch a new type of solid-fuel ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. showed.
North Korea is reacting to the joint military exercises between the US and South Korean forces starting next week, and is becoming more wary of provocations using the exercises as an excuse.
South Korea's intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service (NIS), reported on North Korea's movements at a private intelligence committee held at the National Assembly on the 7th.
According to the lawmakers who attended, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) announced that North Korea will conduct large-scale military training, including nuclear forces, from this month to next month, and that it will launch solid-state vehicles that can be launched more quickly than conventional liquid fuel types. It is said that there is a possibility that the new fuel-powered ICBM may be launched for the first time.
Furthermore, under the direction of General Secretary Kim Jong-un, there is a possibility that a military reconnaissance satellite will be launched within the next month, and there is also the possibility that an ICBM with a reduced flight distance will be launched at a normal angle for the first time. It has been pointed out that it cannot be excluded.
Kim Yo-jong's sister, Kim Yo-jong, said that North Korea "maintains the readiness to take appropriate, swift, and overwhelming action at any time" toward the United States and South Korea. The US-South Korea joint military exercises that will start on the 13th of this month, such as announcing the day, are protesting, and there is growing concern about provocations by North Korea using the exercises as an excuse.