N.Korea's Thanksgiving Day test Shows Improved Speed for Missile Crews

<h1> N.Korea's Thanksgiving Day test Shows Improved Speed for Missile Crews</h1> <html><body> Article content SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed "great satisfaction" regarding the most recent test of a huge multiple-rocket launcher, the state media reported on Friday, a launch that experts said showcased improving performance of the system as well as its crews. Two short-range projectiles were launched by North Korea into the sea off its east coast on Thursday in the fourth test of its "super-large multiple rocket launcher" South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced during a briefing. N.Korea's Thanksgiving Day test demonstrates an increase in speed for missile crews. Return to the video The United States was reminded by Kim on Thanksgiving Day that Washington has an end-of-year deadline to meet in order to allow Kim to test the KN-25 missile. Article content Article content The series of tests since the KN-25 was first announced in August show the North Koreans steadily improving their ability to rapidly fire multiple rockets from their mobile launch vehicles. This capability makes it more likely that in the event of war, North Korean rocket crews could swiftly deploy, launch and move, before being targeted by South Korean or American forces, experts said. Jeffrey Lewis, a missile researcher at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies tweeted that "the quicker it fires, the faster it will (get out of dodge) before counter-fire arrives." "READY to go" The JCS said that the missiles fired in the September and August KN-25 tests were fired 17 minutes and 19 minutes, respectively. Content of the article By the end of October crews had narrowed the gap to three minutes, whereas on Thursday, the gap between the two missiles was only about 30 seconds. "The test-fire that volleyed to finally examine the capabilities of the super-large multiple-launch rocket system proved the technical and military superiority of the weapon system and its firm reliability," KCNA said. Photos released by KCNA showed missiles being fired from a transporter-erector-launcher equipped with four launcher tubes. Experts have said that the new short-range missiles pose a real threat against South Korea and U.S forces stationed there. According to the JCS, the missiles reached an altitude of 97km and traveled around 380km (236 mi) which puts South Korea within striking distance. Article content "North Korea is working to selectively modernize conventional force in a low-cost and high-efficiency way to focus on economics and to reassure its military as nuclear talks take place," said Kim Dongyub, an ex- South Korean Navy officer and professor at Kyungnam University, Seoul. "The most recent test showed that the system was prepared for mass production and deployment." COUNT DOWN TO A DEADLINE A spokesperson for Seoul's Unification Ministry in charge of inter-Korean relations on Friday urged the North to stop its actions that could cause more tension and to reengage in dialogue. Kim has set an end of the year deadline for resuming talks with the United States, which remain deadlocked after a last-month's working-level meeting. Content of the article North Korea demonstrated progress in the development of conventional weapons during negotiations with Washington. South Korean lawmakers claimed that they had a South Korean intelligence agency reported an increase in vehicle and equipment movements at the Tongchangri missile launch location, which Pyongyang claimed it had demolished last January. <a href="https://titanlauncher.com/">The titan launcher</a> It also tested new missiles that were similar to Russia's SS-26 Iskander in the early part of the year. They are small , but easier to conceal and launch as well as maneuver during flight. North Korea demanded that the sanctions be lifted and warned it could follow a "new course." This raises doubts about the possibility of North Korea's return to nuclear and long-range missile tests, which have been suspended since 2017. Stephen Biegun, the U.S.'s top nuclear negotiator, said last week that the deadline to end the year was a ruse, but it could be a sign of a return to the "provocative" steps that were in place prior to the two years. (Reporting by Hyonhee S Shin and Josh Smith; Editing done by Sandra Maler & Stephen Coates </body></html> </h1>