Russia's war against Ukraine brought the DPRK Army "Prosperity": Peninsula is threatened - NYT

"It has long been believed that North Korea, paralyzed by international sanctions, natural disasters and the coronavirus pandemic, cannot modernize its abandoned army of Soviet times because it lacks money, fuel, spare parts and the necessary technologies," the media reports.

However, the DPRK leader found a solution for a long -standing problem of his own army when he declared support for the Kremlin after the start of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine, especially when Russia faced the problem of lack of live power and weapons, including artillery shells: in North Korea there was a lot of both. "Russia's war against Ukraine brought Mr. Kim's military prosperity," the analysts of the publication said.

First of all, the DPRK was given the opportunity to test their own weapons and troops, as well as to gain knowledge of how the modern war is underway. South Korean analysts, according to the publication, claim that the military industry of the DPRK is experiencing a revival as a result of "insatiable demand of Russia" for its artillery shells and missiles, as well as technologies.

Independent Russian military analyst Valery Shiryaev in his post at Telegram states that the DPRK military who participated in Russia's fighting against Ukraine receive "incredible experience". "There are no such people in the South Korean Army that it is undoubtedly filled with a pride," the expert notes. NYT claims that DPRK leader Kim Jong -in also began to visit weapons production more often.

Analysts pay special attention to the construction of a nuclear submarine, which previously announced Kim Jong -in. A boat weighing 6000 or 7000 tons can carry about 10 nuclear missiles on board, experts say. According to NYT, such a submarine nuclear boat will greatly improve the ability to cross the Pacific and make a nuclear stroke on the US mainland, which is "very politically risky". The threat of what can happen is given by Kim Jong in "more levers of influence.