The analysts of Kim Jong Un they continue to take notes. After having indirectly tested the qualities of their missiles on the battlefields of Ukraine thanks to the Russian army, in recent days the North Koreans’ interest has shifted from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. Here, on the night between 13 and 14 April, a significant event took place attack by Iran at the address of Israel. An attack carried out thanks to the use, in tandem and in multiple waves, of hundreds of kamikaze drones And cruise/ballistic missiles, with the aim of saturating Tel Aviv’s defenses and landing the blow. Most of the Iranian threats have been neutralized (99% it seems), but some unwanted guests still managed to pierce the IDF shield. If Kim wanted to launch a surprise attack against South Korea, could Pyongyang imitate Tehran?
An assist for Kim
Iran, as mentioned, attacked Israel relying on hundreds of drones and missiles. Precisely the military jokers on which North Korea has shown it wants to focus, increasing the production of the former and strengthening the efficiency of the latter during tests. The objective of Tehran’s blitz was to saturate opposing defenses and then find the right passage.
Kim could theoretically be able to do something like this: prepare a large group of kamikaze drones and direct them beyond the 38th parallel, accompanying the raid with a shower of missiles. In that case it will be necessary to understand whether the South Korean defenses – supported by the US ones – will be able to withstand the shock wave of such an initiative. And it is precisely for this reason that, as mentioned, North Korea has taken notes from what Iran has done.
Let’s not forget, as he pointed out National Interestwhich Pyongyang sells missile technology to the Iranians since the 1980s. Many of the missiles used in the attack on Israel were what Tehran calls Emad. It is a medium-range ballistic missile based on the Shahab-3which in turn is nothing more than a copy of the missile NoDong of North Korea. The Shahab-3 (NoDong) has a range of 1,300-1,500 kilometers, while the Emad has a higher range that allows it to target Israel.
Well, US experts fear that Iran may upgrade its systems. Also because Pyongyang has tested a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile. Furthermore, not only the North Koreans have a very accurate imitative version of theIskander Russian, but they leaked dozens of these systems to the Russians themselves for use against Ukraine.
North Korea’s missiles
Speaking of test launches, in the last few hours Pyongyang has tested a strategic cruise missile with a “super large header” and launched a new type of anti-aircraft missile. “The Missile Administration of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted a power test of a super-large warhead designed for the strategic cruise missile Hwasal-1 Ra-3“, the news agency said Kcna. A test launch of a “new type anti-aircraft missile Pyoljji-1-2 in the West Sea of Korea“.
In January the North Korean state television broadcaster Kctv had released images of leader Kim Jong Un intent on inspecting new military systems developed by North Korea’s weapons industry, including some attack and electronic surveillance drones extremely similar to devices supplied to the US armed forces.
Specifically, Pyongyang’s UAVs appeared very similar – if not identical – to the US MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-Q Global Hawk aircraft. Missiles plus drones: the winning combination that could push Kim to imitate Iran?
