Analysis
North Korean missile volley shows a new level of command and control complexity
But questionable planning and resource allocation may hamstring wartime operations for North Korean ballistic missiles
North Korea launched nearly two dozen ballistic and surface-to-air missiles along with 100 artillery rounds in a single day on Wednesday, sending one of these missiles southward and breaching the de facto inter-Korean maritime border for the first time. Then on Thursday morning, North Korea fired what may have been an intercontinental ballistic missile and two short-range ballistic missiles.
Put another way, Wednesday saw the most DPRK missile tests ever in a single day, and was a sequel of sorts to the Korean People’s Army (KPA) “tactical nuclear operation units” training held between Sept. 25 and Oct. 9. Tensions
