South Korea ‘deception of failure’ North Korea ‘multiple warhead success’ Carnegie Foundation ‘ICBM notice’

South Korea ‘deception of failure’ North Korea ‘multiple warhead success’ Carnegie Foundation ‘ICBM notice’

In response to South Korea's announcement of an 'air explosion failure' in response to North Korea's ballistic missile launch, the U.S. Carnegie Foundation stated that it was an 'initial evaluation of major subsystems for the development of multiple warhead missiles (MIRVs)' and 'announced the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)'. announced that it was a 'successful mid- to long-range launch with multiple warheads', and the Joint Chiefs of Staff again announced on the 27th that it was a 'deception operation'.
“We had been looking forward to testing the MIRV for some time as it was one of the last remaining items on Kim Jong-un’s modernization wish list for the 8th Party Congress in January 2021,” said Ankit Panda, senior analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “The test appears to be an initial evaluation of some of the key subsystems to develop a viable MIRV,” he told the AP.

He called the technology an important "intercontinental ballistic missile decoy" for what will follow in subsequent tests. "The existence of the decoy is important. North Korea has made no secret of its intent to pressure and overcome U.S. mainland missile defenses, and decoys will aid in that effort." “It will be integrated into a single warhead missile and become an intercontinental ballistic missile,” he said.
North Korea's Korean Central News Agency said on the 27th, "On the 26th, the General Missile Administration successfully conducted separation and guidance control tests of individual mobile combat units (warheads), which are of great significance in achieving the goal of upgrading missile technology," and added, "The ability to destroy each target by multiple warheads." It is part of the normal activities of the Missile Administration and the Agency for Defense Development to secure technological advancement of weapon systems.”
The AP said, “North Korea said on the 26th that it had successfully tested a multiple-warhead missile, a sophisticated weapon coveted by leader Kim Jong-un to overwhelm the U.S. mainland’s missile defenses.” “It contradicts the evaluation.”
Citing a North Korean report, the AP said that this launch tested the separation and guidance control of individual mobile warheads to verify the capabilities of the multiple reentry vehicle, and regarding the separated mobile warheads, “It was accurately guided toward three coordinate targets. “The decoy separated from the missile was confirmed by radar,” he said.
AP continued, “It is known that North Korea conducted its first launch in connection with the development of multiple warhead missiles, but external experts assessed that it was a preliminary test.”
In contrast, the Korean Central News Agency quoted the North Korean Missile Management Bureau and assessed, “Weapon testing has entered a full-fledged phase in strengthening North Korea’s missile power and developing missile technology.”
Regarding North Korea’s multiple warhead missiles, Reuters said, “This test was conducted using a first-stage engine equipped with a solid fuel-based medium-to-long-range ballistic missile,” and “This announcement is because North Korea launched an object that appears to be a hypersonic missile in the East Sea. “This happened a day after the South Korean military announced that it exploded in the air,” it was reported on the 27th.
Reuters continued, “When President Putin visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years, the two leaders signed a mutual defense agreement, and Kim Jong-un praised it as an alliance, but South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol called it ‘anachronistic.’” “North Korea Kang Sun-nam The Minister of Defense condemned Ukraine's attack on the Crimea Peninsula with ATACMS missiles provided by the United States, killing at least four people and injuring 151, calling it an 'inexcusable heinous act against humanity.'
Lee Seong-jun, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Public Affairs Office, said on the 27th, “The missile North Korea launched yesterday exploded in the early stages of flight. “Also, North Korea released different information this morning, but I believe it is nothing more than a means of deception and exaggeration,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. However, yesterday’s missile exploded in the early stages of its ascent,” and presented it as the basis for ‘deception.’ Regarding the announcement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, KBS said, “The photo released by North Korean media today (26th) shows the Hwaseong missile launched on March 16th last year. The report revealed the possibility of photo manipulation, saying, “It has a similar shape to the -17 liquid intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).”
‘Yomiuri’ said, “Korea Central News Agency reported on the 27th that North Korea’s Missile Management Agency succeeded in a test launch of attaching multiple warheads to a ballistic missile on the 26th,” and added, “North Korea is installing multiple nuclear warheads on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under development. “We are planning to do this, and this is the first time we have publicly announced that we have conducted a related experiment,” he said on the 27th.
‘Yomiuri’ continued, “A solid-fuel-powered medium-to-long-range ballistic missile was used in the test,” and “North Korea’s Missile Management Agency separated the warheads individually during flight to ‘secure the ability to hit the target,’ and accurately fired them at three set targets. “He claimed that the test was of great significance in improving missile capabilities and developing technology.”
‘Yomiuri’ said, “Kim Jong-un, the general secretary of the Workers’ Party, said at the party congress in January 2021 that the development of technology to individually guide multiple warheads has reached the final stage,” and “The South Korean military said that North Korea was in the early morning of the 26th. “A ballistic missile was launched from near Pyongyang toward the East Sea, but it was presumed to have failed,” the report said.