SEOUL (HRNW) – From hypersonic to cruise missiles, North Korea started 2022 with its most intensive spate of weapons testing in years, but analysts said the barrage is more domestic political ploy than a diplomatic gambit.
After a decade in power, leader Kim Jong Un has little to celebrate, with a Covid-battered economy causing food shortages at home, diplomacy with the United States stalled and biting sanctions taking their toll.
That may explain why North Korea has carried out five weapons tests in the last three weeks, analysts said — and a dramatic demonstration of the nuclear-armed country’s military prowess offers a quick win ahead of important domestic anniversaries.
“Missiles and weapon developments are probably the only things Kim Jong Un can confidently display as achievements,” said defector-turned-researcher Ahn Chan-il.
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