North Korea has unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads and vowed to produce more usable nuclear materials for weapon manufacturing to bolster its arsenal. This announcement coincided with the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea for military exercises. The warheads are named Hwasan-31, revealed during North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit to the nuclear weapons institute, where he inspected new tactical nuclear weapons and technology for mounting warheads on ballistic missiles, as well as operational plans for a counter-nuclear strike.
The North Korean agency confirmed that Jong Un ordered the production of more nuclear materials that could be used for weapon creation with the aim of "multiplying" the country’s arsenal and producing powerful weapons. Kim stated that the nuclear adversary of North Korea is not a specific state or group, and that the policy to increase the nuclear arsenal is intended solely to protect the country and ensure regional peace and stability.
On Monday, North Korea launched ballistic missiles and conducted a simulation of a counter-nuclear strike last week against the U.S. and South Korea, which it accuses of training to invade through their military drills.
