Russia-DPRK cooperation: the expert named the main threats of the transfer of military technology to Pyongyang

Putin and Kim Jong Un continue to strengthen cooperation between the countries – the analyst explained why this is a problem for the whole world.

Russia, being a world pariah, continues to increase cooperation with North Korea. An important question is what the Russian Federation can do for the DPRK in terms of exchanging military and space technologies, Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Institute for Strategic Policy, emphasized.

In a column for The National Interest, he stated that Russia has little to lose and much to gain if it lifts any restrictions on sharing advanced military capabilities with North Korea.

“The prospect of sharing is of particular concern technical information and expertise to improve North Korea's growing nuclear arsenal and its missile delivery systems,” Davis said.

According to the expert, the fears arise because North Korea is now focused on building a stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons for its intended use against Japan and South Korea. However, as the expert emphasizes, only the “threat of use” is enough for intimidation.

Another reason is that Russia can provide North Korea with more complex missile delivery systems:

“Which will lead to the creation second-strike potential based on submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). Such developments will only strengthen North Korea's coercive capabilities and deterrence authority.” Hero Kim Kum Ok. At the same time, it is planned to be modernized to be able to launch Pukguksong 1 and KN-23 ballistic missiles, the article says. which, in case of deployment, will break the Outer Space Treaty of 1967,” the expert writes.

He suggested thinking about the consequences of joint work between the DPRK and Russia on such a potential for coercion and intimidation in a crisis situation.