Russia has been able to improve the North Korean KN-23 missile. North Korea and russia are strengthening military cooperation in various fields, especially in technology.
He said this in an interview with The Chosun.
"This collaboration is reaching the highest levels and poses a major threat to the international community," Budanov said.
In particular, he mentioned the KN-23 missile, which North Korea delivered to Russia.
"Initially, its accuracy was severely flawed, with an error margin of 500 to 1,500 meters. But Russian missile experts made technical modifications, resolving the issue. The missile is now significantly more precise and a far greater threat," said the head of the Defense Intelligence.
Budanov noted that such technological progress could have serious consequences for the security of South Korea and Japan, which are within the range of North Korean missiles.
"North Korea is using this war to gain combat experience and modernize its military technology. This will have lasting consequences for the security landscape in the Asia-Pacific region," the head of the Defense Intelligence said.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, North Korea has supplied the aggressor country russia with a new batch of Hwasong-11 (KN-23) ballistic missiles, which the russian army systematically uses to strike the territory of Ukraine.
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