Japanese expert shows North Korea has the ability to hit Guam with nuclear weapons

“Show missile capabilities, not just a threat”… Focus on the possibility of a nuclear test

The reason North Korea fired a missile that passed over the Japanese archipelago for the first time in over five years was to show its significant improvement in its nuclear and missile capabilities, which Japanese media and experts interpreted as a strong deterrent against the United States. .

The Japanese side is keen to see the possibility of North Korea conducting a nuclear test in the future.

The Asahi Shimbun reported that North Korea had launched a missile that could reach Guam through Japanese airspace, saying, “In addition to the protest against the United States, on the 30th (last month) Japan also participated in an exercise on the co supposing a submarine. action against North Korea It appears to be a strong check against action for the first time in years,” he reported on the 4th.

The newspaper said the missile launch appeared to be “aimed at demonstrating that missile capabilities are improving rather than a simple threat.”

The Yomiuri Shimbun interpreted North Korea’s intentions, saying, “The purpose of using nuclear aircraft carriers around the Korean Peninsula appears to be to demonstrate an improvement in nuclear power against the United States, which is intensifying military pressure.” to be interpreted as North Korea’s intention.

This newspaper presented the opinion of the NIS that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test after the end of the Chinese Communist Party Congress, which opens on the 16th, and paid attention to the future trends of the nuclear sector.

In particular, in the case of North Korean missiles, low-altitude and irregular trajectories that cut through gaps in radar and missile defense networks have been evident recently, Yomiuri said.

Koda Yoji, former naval chief of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, said in response to the tentative analysis that the flight range of this missile exceeded 4,000 km, as of September 2017, “It shows that electrification has progressed through its recover properly,’ he said in an interview with public broadcaster NHK.

He expressed the view that North Korea could potentially launch a missile with a flight range of more than 10,000 km, including the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-17.

Jin Jinbo, a professor at Keio University, said, “In addition to short- and medium-range missiles targeting USFK and US forces in Japan, in some cases, the ability to hit Guam, the forward deployment base of the US. military, with nuclear weapons, is necessary. It has been shown that they have,” he said.

In an interview with the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, he said, “The distance from North Korea to Guam is about 3,500 km.

The flight range of this ballistic missile was 4,600 km, clearly demonstrating its ability to attack Guam. “

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