Following a recent visit by Russian military officials, North Korea has decided to strengthen its military ties with Russia.
An anonymous source in Pyongyang told Daily NK on Monday that North Korea’s leadership has ordered increased cooperation with Russia on weapons development. This decision came after a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian Deputy Defense Minister Aleksey Krivoruchko.
The new initiative focuses on creating a research team to learn advanced missile technology from Russia and training North Korean military units to use new weapon systems.
The defense ministry plans to form a team of military technology experts. This team will visit Russia to learn about cutting-edge weapons technology. Their goal is to develop new weapons that surpass North Korea’s current systems.
“The ministry stressed the need to adopt the new weapon systems quickly and push related personnel to learn how to use them in combat. The ministry is willing to send the missile crews to Russia if necessary,” the source revealed.
To prepare for these new weapons, North Korean missile units are already selecting specialists for training.
This collaboration will likely increase the compatible weapon systems between North Korea and Russia.
KCNA, North Korea’s state news agency, reported last month that Kim and the Russian deputy defense minister “shared an understanding in their meeting about the importance and necessity of military cooperation between our two countries for safeguarding our mutual security interests.”
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