North Korea released photos of what appear to be its first, lower-yield “tactical” nuclear warheads for the first time on Tuesday, sparking concern in Washington and Seoul about Pyongyang’s widening weapons arsenal and the rising likelihood they may be used in a future conflict on the divided peninsula.
about Pyongyang’s widening arsenal and the rising likelihood that nuclear weapons may be used in a conflict on the divided peninsula.
The regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has long claimed to have tactical nukes but has not previously shown them in public or released photos of them. Analysts say such weapons can be more dangerous precisely because they are less powerful and less deadly than conventional nuclear arms. Governments and commanders, the theory goes, would be more likely to detonate a smaller-yield bomb on a target without committing to full-scale nuclear war.also is engaged in a string of missile tests to protest major U.S. and South Korean military exercises.
State-controlled media circulated photos of Mr. Kim inspecting a row of what appear to be small warheads at a nuclear weapons research institute. ’s official Yonhap News Agency reported that the photos “showed around 10 tactical nuclear warheads” called Hwasan-31.
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