North Korea has presented what is supposedly the largest mobile nuclear weapon in the world.
Analysts have said its “monster” size and range means it could target nuclear weapons anywhere in the US and overwhelm America’s missile defense systems. The really worrying element, however, is less the missile itself than the truck it was resting on.
But there could be a fatal flaw in Mr. Kim’s new nuke. It might be too big to move.
The unveiling of the Hwasong-16 missile system took place at a military parade in Pyongyang to mark the 75th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party of North Korea.
During his keynote address, Mr. Kim sobbed and asked forgiveness for his mistakes.
It was a rare weakness in a dictatorship that always boasted of its raw strength.
And that strength is contained in its nuclear missile program, which it threatens to use in the event of an attack.
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The Hwasong-16 has been described as “gigantic” and “monster” and is viewed as an explicit threat to the US defense, according to AFP.
Pictures from the parade show the giant missiles and the vehicles they carry, displayed across Pyongyang’s wide boulevards as the crowd cheered their passage.
Analysts agreed that it is the world’s largest liquid-fueled street-mobile missile and is most likely designed to carry multiple warheads in independent re-entry vehicles (MIRVs).
Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies said it was “clearly designed to overwhelm the US missile defense system in Alaska”.
If the ICBM carried three or four warheads, the US would have to spend around $ 1 billion on 12-16 interceptors to defend against each missile.
“At that price, I’m pretty sure North Korea can add warheads faster than we can interceptors,” added Dr. Lewis added.
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TRUCK ‘SCARIER’ AS NUKE
The rocket was carried on a huge and previously invisible 11-axle transporter erector rocket, which was far larger than the eight-axle Chinese vehicles that the north had previously used.
“The truck is possibly a more scary story than the missile,” said Melissa Hanham of the Open Nuclear Network, who described the weapon as a “monster”.
“With (North Korea) producing its own chassis locally, the number of ICBMs they can start is less limited.”
FATAL FLAW IN NEW NUKE
The rocket was estimated to be 24 meters long and 2.5 meters in diameter, which, according to specialist Markus Schiller, was large enough to transport 100 tons of fuel, which would take hours to load.
And that may be the Achilles’ heel of the impressive new system – it’s just too heavy to move and hide.
“You can’t fuel this thing and it can’t be filled at the launch site,” said Schiller.
“This thing doesn’t make any sense at all, except for threat equation games like sending the message” We now have a mobile ICBM with MIRVs, I’m very scared. ”
North Korea watchers regularly warn that devices that Pyongyang displays at its parades can be models or models, and there is no evidence that they will work until tested.
Another surprise at Sunday’s military parade was the sight of Mr. Kim sobbing as he apologized to the North Koreans for the daily troubles they had to endure The sun.
Mr Kim took off his glasses to wipe his tears as he turned to his impoverished people hit by typhoons, the coronavirus pandemic and sanctions.
However, Pyongyang still officially insists that there has not been a single confirmed case of the killer virus that has infected almost every nation worldwide.
He said, “Our people have trusted me as high as the sky and as deep as the sea, but I have not always fulfilled them satisfactorily.
“I am really sorry.”
Referring to the past leaders of the country, Mr. Kim continued, “I have an important responsibility to lead this country and to represent the cause of great comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il thanks to the trust of all people.
“My efforts and my sincerity have not been enough to free our people from the difficulties in their lives.”
North Korea is notoriously secret, but the regime is believed to be marginalized with a very tough 2020.
According to a recent study by the University of Vienna, around 60 percent of North Koreans, around 15 million people, live in absolute poverty.
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