North Korea's 'maximum force' aimed at US-Russia nuclear weapons control talks

As the nuclear weapons control talks between the US and Russia under the New Start Treaty resume, North Korea shows “maximizing its power”.
The U.S. State Department announced on the 8th that it would resume the bilateral consultation committee to resume on-site inspections of nuclear weapons by New Start between the US and the United States.
On the 7th, in response to the ROK-U.S. joint aerial exercise “Vigilant Storm,” North Korea conducted a four-day military operation against South Korea from the 2nd to the 5th through 'KCNA' and 'Rodong Sinmun'. specifically disclosed.
State Department spokeswoman Ned Price said the bilateral consultative committee would meet "in the near future" on the resumption of the Mirror New Start, Bloomberg said. reported on the 9th.
Russia's New Start, a nuclear control treaty, was suspended after the invasion of Ukraine, and negotiations were underway to resume inspections of nuclear weapons on site as specified in the New Start Treaty as a small step to revive the arms control talks.
Bloomberg said the meeting "expects to meet in the coming weeks to talk about site inspections of nuclear weapons."
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bombers participated in the “Vigilant Storm” South Korea-U.S. exercise held on the Korean Peninsula five days later and trained with four U.S. F-16 fighters and four South Korean F-35A fighters, Yonhap News reported.
South Korea and the United States have extended the joint aerial exercise “Vigilant Storm,” scheduled for the 31st of last month to the 4th, at the request of South Korea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile, and a strategic nuclear bomber has been added.
On the 25th of last month, Russia notified the United States of the deployment of the annual nuclear warfare exercise “Grom” in response to NATO’s “Steadfast Noon”, the annual nuclear deterrence exercise in the West.
A total of 60 fighter-bombers, including US B-52 bombers, were mobilized to participate in NATO's 'Stedfast Snow' nuclear deterrence exercise from the 17th to the 30th of last month, in Belgium, Britain, and 14 out of 30 member states over the North Sea.
In a report to the National Assembly Intelligence Committee, the South Korean National Intelligence Service said on the 28th of last month, “It is highly likely that it will be between October 16, when the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held, and November 7, when the midterm elections in the United States are scheduled.”
In response to a question on CBS Radio on the 7th, Deputy Defense Minister Shin Beom-cheol said, "In terms of international affairs, there is the aspect of selecting a time that has a great effect on the United States in order to put pressure on the United States, and the other is Technical Necessity (omitted) If it is a tactical nuclear test, it is necessary to be prepared for a tactical nuclear test.”
“The reason for North Korea’s nuclear test is ultimately to be recognized as a de facto nuclear weapons state,” said Shin. That is why the North believes that the North will make a choice while looking at our readiness posture, and in that respect, we have been strengthening our readiness posture, and we are evaluating that it will not be able to make local provocations recklessly,” he said.
Regarding the resumption of freight trains between North Korea and Russia, VOA reported on the 9th, "A satellite image of 'Planet Labs' taken on the 8th of the 8th, which took the track of the North Korean side of the Tuman River south of the Tuman River, shows the train with a length of about 120m." did.
This point is 1 km to the north and about 4 km along the track is Hassan, Russia. The train stopped at a train station near the North-Russia border since the 28th of last month after North Korea took measures to close the border due to the corona virus.
VOA said, "From that day on, a 7-car train was spotted at the site for about 4 days, a 12-car train appeared in the same spot for two days on the 3rd and 4th, and an 11-car train has stopped as of the 5th to the 8th the next day." said.
VOA said, “As a result of satellite images of ‘Planet Labs’, which filmed this area, there was no trace of trains passing through the coal pier for the past few days. The amount of coal accumulated in this area is the same as before the resumption of the North-Russian train operation, so it is estimated that the operation of this pier has not yet resumed.”
David Albright, director of the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), an American nuclear expert, said, “The last step in the preparation for a nuclear test is to block the tunnel. If you wait two weeks to a month after blockade of the tunnel, it may not function properly, so for North Korea, the tunnel will be sealed right before the nuclear test as much as possible,” he told VOA on the 7th.

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