Russia has received a boost from North Korea’s missile deliveries. But in the war against Ukraine, these missiles seem to be failing miserably. Nearly half of North Korea’s missiles have exploded or gone off in mid-air, according to a Ukrainian study.
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The Ukrainian investigation shows that Russia fired about fifty missiles made by North Korea into Ukraine between December and the end of February. This is in line with the supply that Russia has previously received from North Korea. Of those fifty missiles, Ukraine managed to locate 21 for further analysis, the country was never able to locate the rest of the missiles because they were already there. explode in the air or off course.
Tactical nuclear weapons
Russia itself this week also announced that it would conduct military exercises in the south of the country, near the border with Ukraine. The use of tactical nuclear weapons is also being tested. However, it is not clear if tactical nuclear weapons are also being fired, or if it is just a procedural test. If nuclear weapons are used, this is a ‘worrying development’, according to NATO. This is what the Deputy Secretary-General of NATO, David van Weel, says in the Big Five BNR program. It is indeed decades since Russia last conducted nuclear tests.
Sabotage
In addition to the exercises with tactical nuclear weapons, Russia will carry out more acts of physical sabotage. With these expectations three European intelligence services shared by governments. “This is something to worry about,” said former army chief Mart de Kruif. According to him, the focus is mainly on the defense industry in the West, which is trying to restrict the supply of weapons to Ukraine. ‘Consider the production of tanks, spare parts for armored vehicles, ammunition and artillery shells.’
Conflict on a large scale
Overall, the growing threat has also led to the defense of the Netherlands preparing for a large-scale conflict. This is done mostly in cooperation with NATO, notes Dat brigadier general and professor of Military Action Sciences Han Bouwmeester. However, he sees the conflict it is not only possible to relate to Russia. Consider, for example, China or smaller groups, also known as non-state actors. They could come from the Middle East, for example.’
2024-05-11 05:43:27
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