2024-05-04 17:23:44
The potential of the United States and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region may currently be insufficient to cope with a possible missile attack by the DPRK. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) with reference to retired Major General of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea Kwang Ban Jong, Day.Az reports.
In his opinion, if Pyongyang launches an attack in the region using missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, the United States and its allies may “not be able to block even half of the attack.” He also added that Pyongyang will improve military technology by studying the experience of Iran’s armed forces in the Middle East. “The DPRK will closely monitor how Iranian tactics of pressure on air defenses can be used on the Korean Peninsula,” he said.
At the same time, the newspaper quotes retired US Marine Colonel Grant Newsham, who pointed out that American allies, the Republic of Korea and Japan, lack “much experience in responding to a barrage of missiles launched simultaneously.” “I suspect that both Seoul and Tokyo will have difficulty responding to an undetected North Korean missile attack,” he said.
North Korea has recently been actively developing new weapons, including multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). In 2023, 600 mm MLRS systems were supplied to the Korean People’s Army, which, according to Pyongyang, can be used to launch tactical nuclear weapons. As Deputy Foreign Minister of the DPRK Kim Eun Chol said, American sanctions against Pyongyang lead to a steady increase in the military power of the DPRK, thus the United States is throwing a noose around its own neck.
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