Suddenly, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army has issued instructions to the front-line troops to prepare for firing, demanding that the combined artillery units of the Korean People's Army on the front line and the units undertaking important firepower tasks be fully prepared for firing
Is the war on the horizon? This is indeed an unprecedented tension in recent years, probably because Korea drones have flown to Pyongyang in the past few days, and in addition, Korea has actually agreed to allow Japan's Self-Defense Forces to enter the country temporarily. These actions can be said to have crossed North Korea's red line.
A few days ago, North Korea announced that it would completely cut off railways and highways connecting with Korea, and it can be said that inter-Korean relations have fallen into the lowest point since World War II.
The mainland certainly does not want another war on the Korean Peninsula, and now it can only hope that the DPRK will just create an atmosphere; otherwise, if the Korean Peninsula moves, China and the United States will be directly involved.
Of course, if Korea continues to provoke North Korea at such a juncture, then it will really have to be sent at that time.
It should be noted that North Korea's military strength is much stronger than Korea's, and although the North Korean air force is poor, North Korea has hypersonic missiles and long-range rockets.
Judging from the rocket artillery test firing activities carried out by the DPRK, the range of the DPRK's 600 mm super-large caliber rocket artillery is at least 400 kilometers, and in addition to the Chinese PHL-16 long-range rocket launcher, which firmly occupies the first position in the world, the KN-25 will be the world's longest-range rocket artillery system. North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, is less than 300 kilometers from Korea's capital, Seoul, which means that North Korea can directly attack Korea with artillery.
In terms of missile technology, it took only 30 years for the DPRK to become one of the world's leading countries in ballistic missile technology, and to build a huge combat force -- a strategic army -- that is not commensurate with its national strength. Japan military expert Mitsumasa Saito pointed out that the DPRK is one of the very few countries that can independently develop and produce a variety of medium- and short-range ballistic missiles and carrier rockets, and at the same time it has the ability to produce nuclear warheads, while the only countries with similar or stronger strength are Russia, United States, and China. (France and India do not have the capacity to produce hypersonic missiles)
North Korea in April has carried out a wave-riding hypersonic missile test, North Korea will call the new medium-range hypersonic missile Hwasong-16B, although it is a wave-riding body, and China's Dongfeng 17 is still different, a bit like the combination of the warhead of the Dongfeng 17 + the Dongfeng 26 anti-ship ballistic missile body, the new Hwasong-16B missile flew about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), reached a maximum altitude of 101 kilometers (62 miles), fell in the Sea of Japan, according to calculations, The Hwasong-16B can hit Mach 12 at an altitude of 70,000 meters, and the range can cover Guam, the US military.
In the event of a conflict between the two Koreas, Korea will never be able to cope with North Korea's rocket artillery ground washing and missile strike offensive.
Since Yoon Hee-yeol took office, relations between the two Koreas have been increasingly strained, and since 2023, Korea has been cooperating with United States provocations against North Korea, such as Korea agreeing to escalate United States provide "extended deterrence" to South Korea and strengthen the deployment of United States strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula and surrounding areas. The two sides also agreed to establish a "Nuclear Consultative Group" mechanism to add military training and simulation exercises between South Korea and the United States.
Not only that, in addition to announcing that it will restart THAAD, Korea has also claimed to deploy the "Typhon" system, and in this context, it is no wonder that North Korea is furious.
Judging from my personal judgment, North Korea is just putting on a show, and the probability of fighting is not high.
In fact, even if a conflict does break out on the Korean Peninsula, China has already prepared for it, as early as 2023, the PLA rocket forces upgraded the short-range ballistic missiles deployed on the Sino-North Korean border, and also deployed the Dongfeng-17 on the Sino-North Korean border.
No matter how the situation on the Korean Peninsula develops, as long as the United States and South Korea threaten the Chinese border, then the DF-17 missile can effectively target the United States and South Korean air defense facilities and directly carry out a lethal strike on the US military bases in Korea.
Judging from the current chaotic situation in the world, the old global pattern is disintegrating, and the new pattern has not yet been formed, and the global turmoil is estimated to continue for a period of time, until the big powers that can really control the chess game directly end up, and the situation may not settle down.