Since North Korea did everything to support the Russian war in Ukraine, sending weapons and even troops, US officials have speculated what he could receive in return.
Last week, two high American military leaders in the Indo-Pacific Region suggested that support could mean a multitude of potential victories for Pyongyang, military capacities to bypass Sanctions.
During a hearing of the US Senate Armed Services Committee on challenges and threats in the Indo-Pacific region, North Korea, Russia and China were important concerns, in particular the in-depth relationship between Pyongyang and Moscow.
The strategic partnership between the two countries, the general of the American army Xavier Brunson, commander of the United Nations command, command of the combined forces, and the American forces in Korea, in his declaration of opening, has considerably moved the status of the theater.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Vladimir Smirnov / Pool / AFP via Getty Images
The relationship has presented new opportunities for North Korea to bypass international sanctions, to fill the gaps in its soldiers and to pursue a new status on the world scene.
This includes a share of “space, nuclear technology and applicable to missiles, expertise and materials” of Russia, added the general, some of which will allow progress in the arsenal of North Korea in the coming years.
North Korea’s nuclear forces have already improved. The country has developed new intercontinental ballistic missiles for its nuclear warheads. Additional support will only accelerate progress.
Other expected gains, Brunson and US Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of the American Indo-Pacific Command, includes air assets, air surface missiles and underwater technologies.
These would be added to the precious experience of modern war that North Korea receives, as well as critical intelligence on the way in which its weapons and troops occur in combat. The heavy artillery of North Korea and tactical ballistic missiles experienced use in the brutal conflict of Russia against Ukrainians.
The South Korea Institute for Defense Analysis recently presented new research indicating that Pyongyang could also receive billions of dollars for its part in the war.
Potential North Korean gains of its involvement are part of a much greater “transactional symbiosis” between North Korea, Russia and China, Paparo said: “When each state fills the weaknesses of the other state for mutual benefit from each state.”
In the case of China, he supports Moscow and potentially receives aid in his underwater program, which would be important in a maritime conflict in the Pacific with the American Navy.
Apparent wreck of the North Korean missiles used in combat against Ukraine. Defense intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine via Telegram
“China has provided 70% of machine tools and 90% of the inherited chips that allowed Russia to rebuild its war machine,” said Indo-Pacific Commander. “And then returning to China is a potentially underwater soothing help, as well as other aids in some of the areas where Russia is strong.”
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Neither Beijing nor the Moscow Embassies in the United States immediately responded to the request for comments from Business Insider.
Ukraine imposed sanctions on several Chinese companies on Friday for supporting Russia in the manufacture of Iskander missiles. One day earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged that China provided weapons to Russia.
China and Russia have a partnership against the West, in particular the United States, for years, strengthening military links.
North Korea and Russia offered their emerging partnership last year thanks to a mutual defense pact and the Pyongyang offer to deploy thousands of combat troops to fight alongside the Moscow forces in Kursk. These soldiers, some of the best forces in North Korea, experienced massive loss of combat.
Before the deployment, the North Korean chief Kim Jong Un and the Russian president Vladimir Putin met for apparent discussions on an weapon agreement. Intelligence indicates that Russia has received thousands of artillery and missile shells from North Korea.
The weapon agreement has aroused concern in the United States and South Korea. Seoul had sent Ukrainian artillery indirectly through the United States, which has actually put North Korea and South Korea on the opposite sides of the war.
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