North Korea May Send Russia 150 Missiles as Expert Challenges KN-30's 900-Km, 2.5-Ton Claims
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Updated · Euromaidan Press · Aug 23
North Korea May Send Russia 150 Missiles as Expert Challenges KN-30's 900-Km, 2.5-Ton Claims
3 articles · Updated · Euromaidan Press · Aug 23
Summary
About 150 additional North Korean missiles are being actively discussed for delivery to Russia, according to Ukrainian military analyst Serhii Zghurets, potentially giving Moscow a sizable new stock for strikes on Ukrainian cities.
Zghurets said the KN-30's advertised 900-kilometer range and 2.5-ton warhead likely cannot coexist in one missile, arguing physics forces a trade-off between payload and distance.
Even with weaker real-world performance, he said the missiles remain dangerous because of poor accuracy: at roughly 800 kilometers, some could miss by 18 kilometers, making them ineffective for precision strikes but potent as terror weapons against urban areas.
The analyst said Russia is also seeking North Korean troops, while Pyongyang is gaining cash and military technology; he estimated North Korea may already have received about $20 billion and help with submarine-launched ballistic missile development.
He called the Moscow-Pyongyang military partnership a growing challenge for the West, especially as North Korean systems such as the KN-23, KN-24 and KN-30 continue to bolster Russia's war effort.