The Deadly Arsenal of North Korea: Beyond Missiles
While North Korea's missile launches grab headlines, the threat of conventional artillery strikes should not be ignored, as the country boasts the world's fourth largest armed forces and maintains around 6,000 artillery systems within range of South Korean population centers. These artillery systems could potentially cause immense damage, including the destruction of key industrial facilities and harm to the South Korean economy. However, military analysts believe that North Korea's armed forces are no match for the combined U.S. and South Korean forces, and any attack on South Korea would be met with a strong response. The ultimate goal of North Korea is to divide the U.S.-South Korea alliance and have a nuclear advantage over South Korea.