"Korea also stockpiles a large amount of artillery shells in preparation for war with North Korea" [Y Record]

■ Host: Anchor Jeong Jin-hyung and anchor Lee Eun-sol
■ Starring: Kim Dae-young, military expert at the Korea Institute for National Strategy

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◇ Anchor> The wave continues with the news that North Korea is sending special forces to the war in Ukraine. It's not just us, it's the same for other countries. As previously said, the National Security Office urged an immediate withdrawal and warned Ukraine that it could even provide offensive weapons. Today, Kim Dae-young, a military expert at the Korea Institute for National Strategy, will point out related news. Please come in. Regarding the North Korean military's dispatch to Ukraine, the National Security Office today urged the North Korean military to withdraw its dispatch, and if military cooperation between North Korea and Russia continues like this, it can even consider providing offensive weapons to Ukraine. It must be because of this judgment that North Korea-Russia military training is being taken seriously, but if you look more closely, in what way is it a threat to Korea?

◆Kim Dae-young> You have to see this. Whether it's North Korea or Russia, you haven't openly said that troops have been sent yet, right? But in this way, in case of an emergency on the Korean Peninsula, Putin actually went to North Korea and held talks with Chairman Kim Jong-un, and then signed a new defense treaty. Then, in this way, Russia could intervene in the event of an emergency on the Korean Peninsula, right? Then, from the perspective of the Korean government, if this is developed, of course, such a situation should not occur, but in the event of an emergency on the Korean Peninsula, Russia intervenes in military intervention. Then this is a huge deal. It is seen that various measures are being put in place now to prevent this, and in our case, this is unacceptable to us. Since it can only be seen as a message to break down the current Korea-Russia relationship, I think we must take corresponding measures somehow.

◇ Anchor> In the event of an emergency on the Korean Peninsula, it is an immediate threat, so we have no choice but to pay more attention. The keyword "attack weapon" came out. What do you mean by this offensive weapon?

◆Kim Dae-young> I think it's mainly weapons that can kill Russian troops. So the most frequently mentioned weapon is actually a 155mm shell if we can choose the first weapon of killing that we can support. So, at the end of last year, the Ukrainian military used about 1,000 155mm shells a day. However, it lacked a lot of it, so it was a minimum of 1,000 shots, and the situation is still similar. So, in the case of the Ukrainian military, 155mm shells play a major role in leading the battlefield, so a lot is needed, but now the Western world, including the United States, has applied a lot, but it's still not enough. However, in the case of Korea, we have a large amount of shells in stock in preparation for a war with North Korea. In fact, if you look closely at North Korea, there is a saying that the NIS announced it, but it provided about 8 million rounds of support for 120mm and 150mm. But our country also has a large amount of shells, so if we provide a large amount of shells to Ukraine as a response, especially 150mm shells, it could have a big impact on the tide of war. That is why I would like to say that if that happens in Russia, it will produce very painful results.



Excerpted from the conversation: Lee Mi-young, editor of the digital news team

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