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\nA unit of North Korean soldiers carrying what appeared to be representations of “nuclear backpacks” (a variation on the “briefcase bomb” concept) appeared during a military parade held on Saturday as part of North Korea\u2019s commemoration of its \u201cvictory\u201d in the Korean War.<\/p>\n
However, it is thought unlikely that North Korea has the technical capacity to produce such a high-tech nuclear device. <\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the South Korean Ministry of National Defense, Kim Min Seok told a regular briefing on the morning of the 29th, \u201cNuclear backpacks are an extremely small type of nuclear weapon; you need very advanced skills in order to miniaturize like that,” before noting, “Experts do not believe that North Korea has reached the ability to manufacture these backpacks.\u201d<\/p>\n
The military parade, held on the morning of the 27th in Kim Il Sung Square, saw the appearance of a unit wearing backpacks marked with a radioactive warning symbol (see picture). Experts see this as North Korea publicizing the claimed ability to miniaturize nuclear weapons, but they doubt the veracity of the claim.<\/p>\n
In 2011, Daily NK reported that the Chosun People\u2019s Army had established a \u201cbackpack bomb unit\u201d under the 8th Corps in North Pyongan Province. The unit, which is brigade-level, is said to operate under the auspices of a logging camp. However, there is no evidence that the unit is equipped with functioning weaponry even if it exists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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