What Secret Weapons Might North Korea Have
The rogue nation of North Korea has been making threats and testing weapons for over a decade
now.
Kin Jong Un has largely been considered to be bluffing when it comes to his military
strength, but does he have something up his sleeve?
Hello and welcome back to Life’s Biggest Questions, I am Rebecca Felgate and today
I am continuing our popular world war series as I ask what secret weapons might North Korea
have?
So before we speculate on what the hermit nation may have, lets discuss what we know
they do have.
North Korea has a “Songun” ethos, which means military first.
The nation has 1.2 million active soldiers, with a further 7.7 million in reserve.
This is close to American military numbers, despite the population being just a fraction
of that of the USA.
Based on 2015 intelligence, which is already at risk of being out dated, it is thought
that North Korea has 3,500 Battle tanks, 72 submarines, 302 Helicopters, 563 combat aircraft
and 21,100 artillery pieces.
We now know that North Korea’s furthest reaching interballistic Missile is the Hwasong
14, however we are not yet totally sure whether they are able to launch it properly.
Theortically, if they were able to, it could reach a distance of 10,400 kilometres, meaning
it could reach anywhere in the world except from the EAST coast of the US, South America,
Antarctica and Western Africa.
However, the furthest a North Korean tested missile seems to have travelled is 2,700 kilometers
over Japan, this was the Hwasong 12 missile launched on August the 28th 2017.
North Korea’s nuclear program seems to have begun in the mid 1960s, and since then it
is thought that the country has built between 12 to 21 nuclear warheads.
This production is considered to be illegal and in breach of the Non-proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons treaty.
Because of this breach, because of North Korea’s threats towards their neighbors in South Korea,
Australia and the United States of America and because North Korea wants to seem a bigger
threat than it actually is, the hermit nation has not been forthcoming with information
about what weapons they do or do not have.
Essentially they’re terrorists – with the definition of terrorist described as a
person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit
of political aims.
The fact that they have been unable to cause damage thus far should not diminish their
credibility as terrorists, the intent is there, even if the ability is not yet.
So….we have a rough figure, but what weapons could North Korea actually be hiding?
North Korea’s Day of The Sun Military Parade made it appear as if Kim Jong Un had a wealth
of weapons in his arsenal, but of course, the parade was mere pageantry.
Kim Jong Un hasn’t seemed to realize that the world can see through the intent behind
his displays.
During the parade we saw submarine launch ballistic missiles, intercontinental ballistic
missiles, but these were believed to be duds.
North Korea’s not so secret weapons include one or more 10 to 14 kiloton nuclear warhead,
which would cause some damage, but is small compared to international standards.
On Sunday the 3rd of September, an image was circulated by the North Korean Government
showing Kim Jong Un inspecting what looks like a Hydrogen bomb onto a new intercontintal
basllistic missile, again, if this is a secret, then they’re really excited about sharing
it.
We will never know what they actually have until they test it.
They have said in the past they have generated the most powerful atomic device ever….it’s
hard to take them seriously when they make such statements, however we can safely assume,
based on the past test, that they do indeed have one or more nuclear weapons, hydrogen
or otherwise, and they do want to use them.
It is impossible to speculate what secret weapons North Korea have, in that they aren’t
exactly trying to keep anything secret.
If they did actually have something powerful, I am quite sure they would blab in a heartbeat.
The more concerning issue with North Korea is not their haul of secret weapons, but deciphering
which of the weapons they are showing us are actually real, and which are props to insight
fear.
While North Korea may be more talk than action, we should still remain on guard…luckily
we have the best trained secret agents and scientists at our disposal to keep track.
What secret weapon do you think North Korea is hiding?
Let me know in the comments section below…like me…do you think there are no secret weapons?
Or do you think all their parading is one huge decoy to keep our eyes off another area
of concern?
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For now, I am Rebecca Felgate, stay curious, stay alert and never ever stop questioning.