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    Südkoreas neue Monsterrakete Hyunmoo-V verspricht nuklearähnliche Zerstörung mit neun Tonnen schwerem Sprengkopf


    Südkoreas neue Monsterrakete Hyunmoo-V verspricht nuklearähnliche Zerstörung mit neun Tonnen schwerem Sprengkopf

    https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/south-koreas-new-hyunmoo-v-monster-missile-promises-nuclear-like-destruction-with-nine-ton-warhead

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    1. grandmapilot on

      Non-nuke analogs without radiation won’t trigger some international consequences. Good job. 

    3. macross1984 on

      Dang. That has to be one of the most powerful non-nuclear missile with 9-ton explosives.

      US has GBU-43 glide bomb nicknames Mother of All Bomb with 11-ton TNT but require aircraft to be launched.

    4. s101c on

      Pretty smart. Develop a deterrent without causing a strain in international relations.

    5. Preachey on

      Calling a 9-ton penetrating warhead “nuclear-like” just because they can both hit things underground is a stretch.

    6. abir_valg2718 on

      Impressive in its own right, but it’s in no way even remotely similar to a nuclear weapon. Nuclear warheads are in the range of kilotons, i.e. thousands of tons. A 300 kt nuclear warhead would be equivalent to about 33,000 of these (obviously, there’s no way you’d be able to launch and detonate them simultaneously in a single spot).

      Still, a ballistic missile with a 9 ton warhead is scary as hell. Likely a message to Kim that no bunker is safe for his fat floppy cheeks.

    7. Harctor on

      SK’s defence industry is no joke. I guess that’s what happens when you have some of the smartest people in the world and crazy neighbours next to you.

    8. krex3 on

      That is an unfortunate way of portraying its actual very specific purpose.

      Its primary purpose is to be a 3000+ km range deeply penetrating bunker buster missile capable of destroying the Iranian-designed deep underground military facilities in North Korea.

    10. dbxp on

      > The missile employs a unique cold-launch system, using compressed gas to propel it before ignition

      I think that’s pretty normal for large missiles, otherwise you melt the launcher

    12. moofunk on

      NK can talk all day about nukes, but if SK can just demonstrate once that their weapon can accurately hit and destroy a target, it’ll work better as a deterrent.

      A working delivery mechanism is almost more important than the warhead.

    14. Conscious_Candle2598 on

      Man, I would hate to be the one driving that truck. 1 wrong move and you, along with part of the country. totally gone.

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