“It can reduce an area of ​​6 hectares to ashes.” North Korea tests devastating weapons

North Korea is scary

The Warhead Institute in North Korea, quoted by the North Korean news agency KCNA, said that Monday's tests confirmed that "a medium-sized cluster warhead placed on a cruise missile is capable of reducing an area of 5 to 6 hectares to ashes using the maximum concentration of destructive power."

Moreover, the Institute of Maneuvering Missile Systems reported that "the cruise missile's full vertical impact capability was achieved" by improving controllability in the final phase of flight and taking into account the geographical conditions of the target.

The Yonhap agency points out that the Kim Jong Un regime had previously announced the introduction of various types of cluster warheads by the end of the year, and last Saturday similar ammunition for tactical ballistic missiles was already tested.

“It's a way to maximize destructive power.”

Commenting on the vertical strike attempts, South Korean experts cited by Yonhap indicate that Pyongyang may seek to obtain the ability to destroy underground military facilities and tunnels in the South.

This is a way to maximize the destructive force by accelerating the projectile to full speed before hitting the target using the acceleration due to gravity, said Shin Jong Wu of the Korea Defense and Security Forum (KODEF).

South Korea responds

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) spokesman Capt. Jang Do Jung assured that the South Korean army it has "crushing" precision strike capabilities that "set the North's declared technology by 20 years" and that Seoul maintains constant operational readiness in the event of Pyongyang's provocation.