Tuesday, November 2, 2010

North Korea Focusing On Developing Tactical Nukes

North Korea Pursuing Smaller Nukes, South Says -- Global Security Newswire

South Korea's defense minister today said that North Korea is attempting to prepare nuclear warheads small enough to be fitted onto missiles or loaded into bombers, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Nov.1).

Pyongyang is "constantly seeking to make its nuclear weapons smaller" for potential fielding by aircraft or ballistic missiles, Kim Tae-young said to legislators in Seoul.

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Update: N.Korea seeks to develop smaller nuclear warheads: minister -- Space War/AFP

My Comment: Getting information and intelligence out of North Korea is next to impossible. I do not know if the defense minister is speculating, but even if his information is partially accurate, this is a very disturbing development and one that should not surprise us.

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