It has been reported that the artillery shells North Korea used in the attack on Yeonpyeong Island were of a special kind which can penetrate concrete.
The South Korean military authorities have been examining around 20 unexploded shells from the attack, and a high official released the results of the first analysis yesterday, saying, “They have turned out to be a special kind of bomb which can penetrate concrete and maximize the resulting flames.”
He explained further, “When this bomb explodes, it has the effect of both killing and destroying concrete facilities through intense heat and high pressure.”
Intelligence authorities believe that North Korea has had this bomb in its arsenal since approximately 1985.
The official said, “The artillery shells North Korea fired at Yeonpyeong Island resemble ‘ThermoBaric’ ones,” and added, “It seems that North Korea has used these special bombs in order to maximize chaos.”
In a National Defense Committee of the National Assembly meeting on Wednesday, lawmaker Song Young Sung previously asserted that the shells she has seen used in CCTV video taken at the time of the attack were bunker busters.
“Monitoring footage of bombs over Yeonpyeong Island, I am 100% convinced that they were bunker busters,” Song claimed, explaining that the double explosions she could see are a feature of such bombs.
