DPRK leader Kim Jong -un took part in testing a tactical missile capable of carrying a nuclear charge

The launches of missiles occur against the background of exacerbation of relations between Pyongyang and Seoul. The Minister of Defense of South Korea from the decree declared his readiness to inflict preventive blows to any targets in the DPRK. In response, sister Kim Jong -un - Kim Yo Chen warned on April 5 that Pyongyang could use nuclear weapons, and called the head of the Ministry of Defense of the neighboring country “garbage”.

According to experts, North Korea is developing low -range ballistic missiles that could overcome the missile defense system and hit targets in South Korea.

The missile, tested on April 16, is, apparently, the first development of a tactical nuclear charge delivery tool, says Ankit Panda, an employee of the American Carnegie Foundation. He also noted that there were data on the resumption of the work of the largest nuclear training ground in the DPRK in Pungeri.

In January 2021, Kim Jong -un said the DPRK managed to establish the production of low -power nuclear charges. He also said that scientific work is underway in the field of creating hypersonic missiles and reconnaissance satellites. This year, tests of these developments began.

In March, the DPRK conducted tests of the intercontinental ballistic missile, violating the moratorium.