South Korea

South Korean ‘monster’ bunker-busting missile designed to outmatch Kim Jong-un’s arsenal

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South Korea has unveiled a formidable “bunker-busting” Hyunmoo-5 missile that Seoul claims is the world’s largest conventional warhead. The “monster missile” was showcased for the first time at the nation’s Armed Forces Day parade on October 1, 2024. The South’s President Yoon Suk-yeol warned North Korea against daring to use nuclear weapons, saying any provocation would result in a stern response. Yoon also derided what he described as Pyongyang’s illegal military cooperation with Russia. Equipped with an 8-tonne warhead, the Hyunmoo-5 is said to have destructive capabilities comparable to a tactical nuclear weapon and is specifically designed to penetrate underground bunkers.
 

October 2, 2024