Tensions heightened
Kim Jong-un has missile launcher tested
North Korea's ruler Kim Jong Un supervised the test of an improved missile launcher system on Wednesday. As recently as Saturday, Kim called for the development and production of further kamikaze drones as an "important part of preparations for war". Tensions on the Korean peninsula have recently increased significantly again.
As reported by the state news agency KCNA, this involves a multiple rocket launcher with new guidance and projectiles with a caliber of 240 millimetres.
Both US and South Korean government representatives have repeatedly accused North Korea of supplying Russia's military with artillery shells on a large scale.
Large-scale deliveries to Russia
As recently as Tuesday, a South Korean MP said, referring to an intelligence report, that North Korea may have delivered a total of 13,000 shipping containers with potential weapons shipments to Russia since 2022. These could hold up to six million artillery shells.
"Prelude to a nuclear war"
The US and South Korean armed forces are currently conducting a large-scale military exercise to deter North Korea. The North Korean Foreign Ministry has criticized the military exercises as "provocative war drills" and a "prelude to nuclear war". Washington and Seoul reject Pyongyang's accusations.
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