The picture shows the launch video of the high-powered "Xuanwu" series of missiles announced by the South Korean military at the National Army Day commemorative event on October 1, 2022. In the video, the missiles are relatively heavy, so they are ejected in a "cold launch" method and then ignited and fired. lift off.

(picture taken from Yonhap News Agency)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] According to reports from military news website "MilitaryLeak" and Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) will test-fire the "Xuanwu" at the Tai'an Anxing Test Site, 150 kilometers southwest of Seoul, this weekend. -5" (Hyunmoo-5) missiles to strengthen the deterrence of North Korea's growing nuclear missile threat.

It is understood that the missile can carry a heavy warhead weighing 8-9 tons, with a thrust of 75 tons, and can descend at a speed of Mach 10 after reaching the target.

The South Korean military has issued an area navigation warning covering a water area of ​​about 300 kilometers for 3 to 4 days for the test launch.

The missile's maximum range is still unknown, but sources say it could be capable of flying 3,000 kilometers or more, the range covered by medium-range missiles.

The missile is expected to be at the center of North Korea's Massive Punishment and Retaliation (KMPR), a plan to degrade North Korea's leadership in the event of a major conflict as part of a "Korean-style three-axis system" consisting of a "kill chain". System", "Korean Missile Defense System" (KAMD), "Massive Retaliation Operation Plan" (KMPR).

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According to the CCP’s People’s Daily Online, North Korea conducted its second nuclear test and launched the “Kwangmyongsong-2” satellite in 2009. In response to North Korea’s missile threat, the South Korean military proposed the concept of a “three-axis system” for the first time.

Its core is to build land, sea, and air precision strike weapon platforms for punishment and retaliation, focusing on the development of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, stealth aircraft and drones, and underwater attack nuclear submarines.

After North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test in 2016, the South Korean military formally proposed the concept of "large-scale punitive and retaliatory operations" aimed at striking North Korea's supreme command. Special Forces" content.

So far, the "Korea-type three-axis combat system" has been officially released, forming a combination of strike, defense and deterrence functions.

After the Moon Jae-in government came to power in May 2017, on the one hand, it advocated strengthening exchanges and cooperation with North Korea and restarting inter-Korean dialogue;

Moon Jae-in stated on many occasions that he will spare no effort to promote the establishment of the "Korea-type three-axis combat system" during his term of office, and asked the Ministry of National Defense to speed up the formulation of detailed plans to ensure effective response to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, and further promote South Korea's national defense system reform.

According to the scenario of the South Korean military, when there are signs of a North Korean missile attack, the South Korean military will first activate the "kill chain" system to attack North Korean ballistic missile launch facilities; Interception; when there are serious threats such as the precursors of North Korea's nuclear attack, implement "large-scale punishment and retaliation operations", and implement beheading and clearing operations against the North Korean Supreme Command.

The "Kill Chain" takes 30 minutes to complete the entire operation. It is required to detect and discover North Korea's nuclear and missile facilities within 1 minute, identify the target coordinates within 1 minute, select the attack weapon and issue an attack order within 3 minutes, and complete the target attack task within 25 minutes.

Recently, North Korea has successively tested ballistic missiles on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Leader Kim Jong-un also ordered to "doublingly increase" the number of nuclear bombs in the new year.

In response to North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile threats, the South Korean military urgently established the "Nuclear Weapons-Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Headquarters" ("Nuclear Headquarters") on the 2nd.

The military plans to use the "Nuclear Headquarters" as the main body, and establish a "Korean-type three-axis system" strategic command as early as next year to create a new type of combat force and a joint combat system.