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‘North Korea is not Syria; it has real retaliatory capabilities’
Published time: 4 Jul, 2017 12:10
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. © KCNA / Reuters
revised that report, stating that North Korea had launched an intermediate range missile, which "did not pose a threat to the Russian Federation.”

Japan filed a protest, saying the launch breaches UN resolutions.

RT: A couple of days ago Donald Trump said again that he sees North Korean missile tests as a threat. What might be Trump's response to this latest test?

Sreeram Chaulia: Trump appears to be at his wit's end. On the one hand, he has threatened military action against North Korea as a kind of preemption. On the other hand, he has tried to use China to apply pressure on North Korea to refrain from more missile tests and nuclear weapons tests. I think North Korea is undeterred because it believes there is a moral hazard issue here, where China no matter how provocative North Korea becomes, at the end of the day has to support North Korea, because it believes it is essential for strategic balance in Asia against American encroachment. Kim Jong-un is in a way also challenging China by saying: “Listen, if you go over to the American side and apply pressure on me that is not going to work either."

In a way, the circumstances are pushing Trump toward only one option, which is to try and open a direct hotline of communication with North Korea. Kim Jong-un continues to defy military/diplomatic pressure and even sanctions. China has been trying to enforce more sanctions on North Korea, but that’s not stopping Kim Jong-un.

BREAKING: Missile launched by #northkorea was intermediate range, not ICBM – Russian Defense Ministry https://t.co/wrQDxky7Iipic.twitter.com/myh4LviiMJ

— RT (@RT_com) July 4, 2017
I think he’s saying through all these tests: “Come and talk to directly.” That is what the North Koreans want – direct bilateral talks with the US and possibly involve other players in the region. I think the North Koreans are looking for a bargain. This is a way of saying: "Give me a deal, and I will think about it." But of course, history shows that those have not worked. So it is a Catch-22 kind of situation, and Trump doesn’t have very many good options on the table right now.

RT: Trump has warned that he is willing to put pressure on North Korea on his own. Does it mean that we might see an escalation of tensions between the two countries?

SC: It is quite possible because Trump believes he needs to discard the old policies that had been adopted by Washington for decades toward North Korea and do something new. His constituency and his militaristic posturing all suggest that he may have wanted to undertake some military action, which is going to make matters a lot worse. North Korea has retaliatory capabilities; it is not like Syria. To that extent, there is a real good chance that unthinkingly he will make matters worse than they under way right now.

On the other hand, if he were able to work with China, there may still be a possibility. Although, the Chinese have “disappointed Trump” already by not delivering on what he wants. That is the real crux of the problem: there is no trust between China and the US. If there was, they could have managed and somehow smothered the North Korean problem. I think Trump is staring at one option, which is either a preemptive military strike, which will not work; or some backdoor channel other than an open channel with North Korea, which might work.

‘Nothing better to do with life?’ Trump mocks Kim Jong-un after Pyongyang’s latest missile test https://t.co/EvLYvGUmDgpic.twitter.com/Vogymbg0uX

— RT (@RT_com) July 4, 2017
North Korea and China require the US and South Korea to stop military exercises and stop in a way provoking the North. I don’t think the US will be willing to give up that role because the US has this imperial role in the Asian Pacific by allying with South Korean and Japan and keeping its military presence and force projection in the region. If the North wants those force projections to be rolled back, I don’t think they’re going to get it. So in a way, there is a kind of a clash of interest where neither side is going to be able to get what it wants maximally.

At the most they can do is stop, if not the complete denuclearization of North Korea, the most the Americans can hope for right now is to launch some talks – either through Russia or China - and reach out to the North Korean regime. There have been some signals of lower-level officials trying to contact. Therefore, that may have to be escalated to a higher level. The North loves symbolism. Somebody like Kim Jong-un who is a megalomaniac, he wants to be directly called and talked to by Trump. Trump, being a kind of a non-conformist, an unorthodox president might be willing to do that as well … In a way, this perilous brinkmanship of North Korea might potentially yield something optimistic at the end of the day.

RT: Japanese Prime Minister Abe plans to urge Russian and Chinese leaders during the G20 summit to change their approach toward Pyongyang. What kind of response do you think he will get?

SC: I think the players in the region are more interested in dousing the flames and not increasing them and making it worse. At the end of the day, the US only has 60-70 thousand troops there. But these neighboring countries - Japan, Russia and China - have a direct state because they are direct neighbors of North Korea. Whatever destabilization happens of North Korea – if the regime falls, for example - it will have direct repercussions on these immediate neighboring countries.

BREAKING: North Korea successfully launches intercontinental ballistic missile - state TV https://t.co/co4Oq6O6zOpic.twitter.com/aNyjZgMemH

— RT (@RT_com) July 4, 2017
So they will be looking at what they would consider more constructive approach led by South Korea because under the new liberal presidency of Moon Jae-in they want to try and revive a kind of a sunshine policy, which has been adopted by previous liberal regimes in South Korea a decade ago. In a way, the constellation of all the regional forces is crying out for diplomacy. Trump may not be impervious to that. At the end of the day, he has been advised by his confidants that we cannot adopt a gung-ho, shooting from the hip kind of strategy towards North Korea, because that is going to lead to retaliatory actions and losses to American forces and American prestige.

There is a distinct possibility that North Korea will establish some balance of terror in the region by continuously provoking all these players and it may get its pound of flesh in the end by opening some kind of negotiations. But Trump may want to show some strength before negotiations. So I would not be surprised if there is some limited military action or strikes, or increasing the cyber sabotage...

Before the launch of these missiles and nuclear weapons, the Americans tried to infiltrate North Korean computer systems and install viruses, and somehow slow it down. That probably may be happening simultaneously as we speak, because not every North Korean test has been successful – some of them are failing, and that is probably the result of Western sabotage through cyber means. There is a mix of tools that Trump’s advisors will put before him. But possibly the only one he will be left with in the end, given the circumstances and the structure of realities in the Asia Pacific is dialogue.

 

[powastick]

America foreign policy is a joke, they don't know how to deal with "over my dead body".

 

[Beast]

America foreign policy is a joke, they don't know how to deal with "over my dead body".

Last time, they claim American can hit any countries she deemed. Obviously, its not true.

 

[Muhammed45]

North Korean Air defense systems :
North Korea has deployed a wide range of SAM and AAA systems ranging from the oldest Soviet designs to highly mobile and modern examples. Most SAM systems are of Soviet design lineage with some locally produced designs, while AA artillery is from both Soviet and local suppliers. MANPADS are used extensively, with over 15,000 units fielded according to a 1995 Pentagon report on the country.[citation needed] North Korea has one of the most extensive integrated air defence systems (IADS) in the world, with many of its radars and launchers positioned on fortified elevating platforms, its aircraft positioned in hardened bunkers and even two underground airbases, and some level of coverage for every town.[28] The addition of the KN-06 SAM, which was flight-tested in the spring of 2011, and a local model of the Pechora 2 (Upgraded SA-3), unveiled at a 2012 military parade have notably expanded the systems capabilities. According IHS Jane's Defence Weekly currently has on 2014 two different more updated system: the KN-06/Ponghae-5 was probably related to the Chinese HQ-16A system, while the Ponghae-6 could be related with the HQ-9 or the Russian S-300.[29]
KN-06
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KN-06 Pon'gae 5 번개 5호

Type SAM
Place of origin North Korea
Service history
Used by North Korea
Production history
Manufacturer North Korea industries
Specifications
Warhead explosive HE
Warhead weight 120 up to within 500 Kg
Engine solid propellant rocket engine
Propellant solid , composite
Operational
range
minimum 150 km (93 mi)
Guidance
system
Radar , data link
Launch
platform
TELAR, 6x6 KamAZ-55111 truck (Taebaeksan 96), 6x6 KamAZ-43114 truck
The KN-06 (Chosŏn'gŭl:번개 5호, Pon'gae-5) is a North Korean surface-to-air missile system and was first shown publicly at the 65th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea on October 10, 2010.[1]



Contents
[1Design

• 2Development
  • 2.1Deployment

Design[edit]
The KN-06 is a long-range SAM that bears resemblance to the Russian S-300 and Chinese FT-2000. Imagery of missile launch tubes shows they are larger but shorter than the S-300's missiles, with each locally produced, stretched 6X6 KamAZ 55111 (Taebaeksan 96)[2] launcher truck holding two or three. The KN-06 is apparently capable of hitting targets minimum up to 150 kilometres (93 mi) away. The system is equipped with a Flap Lid type phased array radar.

Development[edit]
A test launch occurred in June 2011.[3][4] Another test launch, attended by Kim Jong-Un was reported on 2 April 2016.[1] As of May 2017, it is reportedly still undergoing testing.[5]

Deployment[edit]
The system underwent final testing on May 28 2017 with KCNA reporting that 'glitches' previously identified during testing had been resolved. It said the new system would be mass produced and deployed across the country.[6][7]

S-200 :

BUK :

2K12 KUB :

S-125 Neva/Pechora :

2K11 Krug :

S-75 Dvina :

S-25 Berkut :

9K35 Strela-10 :

9K32 Strela-2 :

9K34 Strela-3 :

9K38 Igla :

 

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Well done N Korea. Humanity remains enslaved to few nuclear nations. Pakistan, China and Russia ought to help Kim in manufacturing delivery systems capable of traveling further and bearing more weight. Moreover, manufacturing lighter payloads is an issue with Kim. He also needs three dimensional platforms of launch.

 

[Muhammed45]

North Korean air force,
FIGHTER JETs :

Mikoyan-Fulcrum-Mig 29
Multi-role, 35-40 estimated in numbers

A new paint job :

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Fighter-Bomber 100-110 estimated in numbers

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Interceptor 55-65 estimated in numbers

Sukhoi Su-25
Deep strike, close support and trainer , 35 estimated in numbers.

 

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North Korean naval force,

List of active North Korean ships
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Korean People's Navy

This is a list of active ships of the Korean People's Army Naval Force. It is incomplete, as public information on the state's military is incomplete. Many of the vessels are ex-Soviet or Chinese vessels, some designs dating from 1950s.



Contents
[1Submarine

• 2Frigates & Corvettes

• 3Torpedo boats & missile craft

• 4Patrol boats

• 5Utility/landing craft

Submarine

Diesel-electric submarine Sinpo-class

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6 First vessel in shipyard 2014, Experimental Ballistic Missile Submarine. May also be known as 'Gorae' (Whale class). Some reports suggests as many as 6 boats are being built, although others indicate that this is a single ship class for missile launch development only.[1][2]

Diesel-electric coastal submarine Sang-O-class

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 40+ Manufactured in two variants, 34m Sang-O and 39m Sang-O II. 1 captured by ROK. North Korean Special Operation Force uses specially equipped Sang-O for missions.

Diesel-electric midget submarine Yono-class

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ~10 Variant exported to Iran and operated as Ghadir-class submarine

Diesel-electric midget submarine Yugo-class

Democratic People's Republic of Korea few or none left reported all retired or sold. Replaced by Yono and Sang-O

Diesel-electric submarine Type-033 (Romeo)-class

People's Republic of China/

Soviet Union/

Democratic People's Republic of Korea <22 KPA Journal reports that these are being phased out in favor of Sang-O/Sang-O II[3] Sold as kits from China and was assembled in NK. Used by North Korean Special Operation Force for special maritime missions.

Diesel-electric submarine Whiskey-class

Soviet Union 4 (reported retired as of March 2011) KPA Journal reports that these have been retired and/or scrapped[3]
however at least one submarine was seen operative during 2013 exercises: [4]

Note: According to a report published by BBC in 2010, "The North Korean military is in possession of a fleet of about 70 submarines, comprised of approximately 20 Romeo class submarines (1,800 tons), 40 Sang-O class submarines (300 tons) and 10 midget submarines including the Yono class submarines (130 tons)."[5]

Frigates & Corvettes
Type Class Country of Origin In Service Notes
Frigate Krivak-class

Soviet Union 1(?) Unknown status of service [6] and suspected to be incomplete hull sold to North Korea[7] (Hetman Bayda Vyshnevetsky was a Nevef (Krivak III) cancelled ship for Ukrainian Navy c. 1995)

Light frigate Najin-class

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2 Old vessels, one was modernized in 2014[8]

Experimental catamaran frigate Soho-class Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 Reported retired in 2009.[9]


Helicopter-carrying light frigate Nampo-class Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2 ~ 3 Under construction[10] and suspicion could be empty Krivak-Class hulls[11]

Frigate Sariwon-class Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5 Based on Tral-class

Corvette/minesweeper Project 53 Soviet Union 2 Ex-Т-2 Tros (c. 1935) and ex-T-8 Cheka (c. 1936) transferred 1953. Probably in reserve due to old age.

 

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KCTV DPRK North Korea liquid fuel IRBM Hwasong-14 ballistic missile کره شمالی موشک هوآسونگ-۱۴

 

[Muhammed45]

North Korean naval force,
Part2


Note: Satellite images from 2007 indicate that the empty hull of a Krivak-class frigate was purchased by North Korea around 2003. The ship was likely bought from a Russian scrap dealer, lacking any weapons or radar upon purchase. While it was assumed that North Korea purchased the hull for scrap metal, it remains in its original state for nearly five years, and has been transported from Wonsan to Nampo Harbor. Satellite images from 2007 also show 2 new North Korean Helicopter Frigates; though it is unknown whether they are ready for service.[12][13]

Torpedo boats & missile craft

SES Stealth missile boat Nongo class

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6 [14][15]
Unknown missile (or torpedo) armament. [16][17][18]

PTG missile craft Soju class/Osa I class missile boat

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8

PTG missile craft Huangfeng class

People's Republic of China 4

PTG small missile boat Sohung/Komar class

Soviet Union/

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6
PTG missile craft Komar class missile boat

Soviet Union 6

PT torpedo boat Shershen class

Soviet Union/

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3

PT torpedo boat Sinnam class torpedo boat

Democratic People's Republic of Korea N/A

PT small torpedo boat Sin Hung class torpedo boat / Ku Song class torpedo boat

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 142

PT small torpedo boat P-6 class torpedo boat

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12

torpedo boat Ku Song class torpedo boat

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 60

 

[Muhammed45]

North Korean nuclear capable ballistic missiles,

Operational/successful tests of NK :
KN-1
A short-range anti-ship cruise missile. Its range is estimated to be around 160 kilometers, and is most probably an improved version of the Soviet Termit missile (NATO codename "Styx").
KN-2 Tochka
A short-range, solid-fueled, highly accurate mobile missile, modified copy of the Soviet OTR-21. Unknown number in service, apparently deployed either in the late 1990s or early 2000s (decade).

Hwasong-5
Initial Scud modification. Road-mobile, liquid-fueled missile, with an estimated range of 330 km. It has been tested successfully. It is believed that North Korea has deployed some 150–200 such missiles on mobile launchers.

Hwasong-6 & Hwasong-(6+)
Later Scud modification. Similar to the Hwasong-5, yet with an increased range (550–700 km) and a smaller warhead (600–750 kg). Apparently this is the most widely deployed North Korean missile, with at least 400 missiles in use.

Hwasong-7
Larger and more advanced Scud modification. Liquid-fueled, road-mobile missile with a 650 kg warhead. First production variants had inertial guidance, later variants featured GPS guidance, which improves CEP accuracy to 190–250 m.[136] Range is estimated to be between 1,300 and 1,600 km.

Hwasong-10
Believed to be a modified copy of the Soviet R-27 Zyb SLBM. Originally believed to have been tested as the first or second stage of Unha, but debris analysis showed that the Unha used older technology than it is believed the Hwasong-10 uses.[123] Also known under the names Nodong-B, Taepodong-X, Musudan and BM25, predicted to have a range of 2,500–4,000 km.[137] A DoD report puts BM25 strength at fewer than 50 launchers.[138]

Pukkuksung-1
A long-range, solid-fueled, SLBM. Also called the KN-11 by the Defense Department. Possibly derived from the Chinese JL-1 SLBM.[139]

Pukkuksung-2
A long-range, land based development of the solid fueled Pukkuksong-1.[140] Also known as the KN-15.[141]

Hwasong-12
A medium-range, liquid-fueled, mobile missile. First tested in May 2017.[142] also known as KN-17 outside of Korea, South Korean experts estimate range of 5000 to 6000 km based on successful test conducted in May. [143]

Hwasong-14
A long-range, road transportable ICBM[144], first tested on July 4, 2017, estimated range is 6700 km to 8000 km.[145][146]

KN-08/Hwasong 13
Road-mobile ICBM. Also called the Hwasong-13 (HS-13). Maximum range >3,400 miles. The US Defense Department estimates at least 6 KN-08 launchers are in deployment.[138] A modified version, the KN-14, was unveiled at a parade marking the 70th anniversary of the Workers Party of Korea.

Export partners of North Korean ballistics :
Pakistan
Egypt
Iran
Syria
UAE
Vietnam
Libya
Nigeria with some doubts.

 

[MMM-E]

N.Korea is playing with fire ....

 

[Muhammed45]

N.Korea is playing with fire ....

American bastards are playing with fire.
What is USA doing in Japan and S.Korea?
Someone has to liberate those nations from USA's military presence.
N.Korea has the same right as well as USA to develop it's homemade missiles and retaliatory forces.
Please don't come up with the word of "Fat Boy", Koreans love their leader.
I'm sure that peace will be achieved in far east of Asia through negotiations between S.K and N.K without USA's filthy presence. Once USA gets tF out of there, everything will be ok.

 

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Pyongyang warned it would be a "piece of cake" to destroy "gangster" South Korea, state media reported Thursday, as it raged against Seoul for a joint missile drill with the US following its landmark intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test.

The isolated, nuclear-armed North sent a chill through the international community Tuesday after its missile launch, a milestone in Pyongyang's decades-long drive for the capability to threaten the US mainland with a nuclear strike.

US President Donald Trump had dismissed the idea of the North having a working ICBM, vowing it "won't happen," but experts say the missile could reach Alaska or even further towards the continental US.

The test prompted the US and the South to stage a joint missile drill aimed at countering the North's threats, after South Korean President Moon Jae-In called for a response beyond "just words".

North Korea hit back Thursday, with its propaganda National Peace Committee for Korea criticising Moon for denouncing Pyongyang "instead of getting rejoiced over the praiseworthy event" staged by its northern neighbour, according to the KCNA news agency.

Mocking the South as "puppet military gangsters," the KCNA report added: "It will be as easy as a piece of cake for the (North) to wipe out the puppet forces ... as we are now able to destroy even the US mainland across the ocean."

Left-leaning Moon, who has advocated dialogue with the North to bring it to negotiating table, condemned the launch and joined calls for tighter sanctions on Pyongyang.

The latest test drew also widespread condemnation and prompted the US to push for new, tougher sanctions against Pyongyang at an UN Security Council meeting held on Wednesday.

In a hard-hitting address to the UN Security Council, US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday's ICBM test had made "the world a more dangerous place," and that Washington was ready to use force if need be to deal with the threat of a nuclear-armed Pyongyang.

The North's leader Kim Jong-Un described the ICBM launch -- staged on the US Independence Day holiday -- as a gift to "American bastard" and vowed to give more "gift packages" to the US in the future.

The impoverished North is already under onerous international sanctions imposed over its past nuclear and missile tests held in violation of UN resolutions, which ban it from using any ballistic or nuclear technologies.

http://www.spacedaily.com

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North Korea declares it could DESTROY the US & threatens South would be 'a piece of cake'
NORTH Korea claimed that could destroy the US mainland amid a chilling threat to its southern neighbour that it would be a “piece of cake” to wipe out the Seoul.

Kim Jong-un threatens Donald Trump and South Korea, days after the ICBM launch

Days after leader Kim Jong-un supervised the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Pyongyang has lashed out at the South Korean officials, branding them “puppet military gangsters” of the US.

Pyongyang, publishing it comment through North Korean state media, said: “It will be as easy as a piece of cake for the [North] to wipe out the puppet forces… as we are now able to destroy even the US mainland across the ocean."

Pyongyang’s insults mark the second time this week the communist state has associated South Korea with being “puppets”.

Hours before their missile launch, North Korea said the South is just a “puppet and colonial servant” being used by America to “ignite” war.

South Korea joined forces with the United States to conduct a military exercises in a show of strength against Kim Jong-un on Tuesday.

Conducted after the missile launch, the US Army said they performed the drill to counteract the North’s “destabilising and unlawful actions”.


South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who ordered the drill, said "the situation was no longer sufficient to respond to the North's provocation by making statements", according to his office.

He later said the exercise was aimed at showcasing the ability to strike at the Norths leadership if necessary.

Although Mr Moon reiterated he was willing to meet Kim “at any time and any places” if the circumstances were right and if it would reverse the military standoff on the Korean peninsula.

Proud of the missile launch, Kim told Pyongyang officials, scientists and technicians that the US would be “displeased” with their provocation,

He went on to say it was the ICBM launch was given as a “package of gifts” on its "Independence Day”.

The US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley later praised her nation’s military capabilities and insinuated war.

Leaders Moon Jae-in Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe all have differing views on Pyongyang.

Kim closely observed the ICBM missile test

Speaking to her UN counterparts, she said the US is prepared to defend itself and its allies.

Ms Haley added: “One of our capabilities lies with our considerable military forces. We will use them if we must, but we prefer not to have to go in that direction.”

She also urged China, North Korea's only major ally, to do more to rein in Pyongyang.

http://www.express.co.uk

 

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KCTV DPRK North Korea solid propellent ICBM Hwasong-11-13 ballistic missile هواسونگ ۱۱-۱۳ کره شمالی