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North Korea is one of the more special countries in the world. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It can be said that her existence is entirely based on the national security needs of China and Russia (the former Soviet Union), and if it were not for the security of the border areas of the country in the direction of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of a buffer zone with the United States and its 'allies' and South Korea, this country would certainly not exist.

Located in a geographically important region like the Korean Peninsula, and at the center of the game between two or more major powers, the DPRK does not choose to survive in the struggle between the great powers, but is doing everything possible to develop and strengthen itself, trying to get rid of the embarrassing identity of the 'buffer zone' and the status of a pawn.

Since the fifties of the last century, the DPRK has had the idea of building its own nuclear forces, and with the help of the Soviet Union, the DPRK has received support from the Soviet Union's technical forces and the training of technical personnel. But at the time, China and the Soviet Union, while making national security commitments to North Korea, did not include a nuclear umbrella. As North Korea's biggest enemy, South Korea has received a security promise from the United States with nuclear protection.

Under such circumstances, independent research and development of nuclear weapons to ensure national security has become the path that the DPRK's political axe and leadership must choose.

However, the Soviet Union's nuclear help was limited, and in a sense, the Soviet Union itself did not want North Korea to have nuclear weapons, so North Korea's nuclear program continued to bump through decades, and it was not until the end of the last century that some unconfirmed information claimed that North Korea had the conditions to produce nuclear weapons.

However, due to international pressure and the economic situation of the DPRK itself, the DPRK's progress in its nuclear program was still very slow, and even with the technical reserves and raw material supply, until the beginning of this century, the DPRK's nuclear program went through several twists and turns, and finally secretly developed a successful nuclear device with actual combat effect.

However, the nuclear bomb is an ultimate weapon, it is a double-edged sword, and the radiation and other aspects of the damage to the natural environment left behind after use make this weapon must have the ability to be delivered remotely. Because it is impossible for such weapons to be used on the territory of the country when countering foreign invasions. And missiles, aircraft, nuclear submarines and even surface ships have become effective carriers of nuclear weapons, and the so-called triad of nuclear forces has come from this.

In the 90s of the last century, the DPRK began to study long-range missiles in a planned way, from the Scud short-range missiles with a range of several hundred kilometers at the beginning, to the absorption of certain technologies from the former Soviet Union and even the Dongfeng-3 series missiles in China, the DPRK independently developed the "Laborer" and "Taepodong" missile series.

In 1993, the DPRK's "Labor-1" missile was successfully launched, which represented the DPRK's long-range weapons against the South Korea, the country, the northeastern part of China, and the Russian Far East.

In 1998, North Korea's Taepodong-1, also known to some as the Labor-2 missile, was successfully tested. This kind of missile, which has a range of 2,500 kilometers, has once again improved North Korea's long-range strike capability and has attracted the attention of the whole world, and several neighboring countries are also worried about North Korea's long-range missile research and have begun to interfere in North Korea's long-range missile research program.

In 2006, North Korea's Taepodong-2 missile was test-launched, which is the longest-range missile that North Korea currently has at present, and the range of the missile is from 4,000 kilometers to 6,700 kilometers, which indicates that North Korea has the strength to threaten Alaska and Hawaii in the United States.

According to some sources and relevant international research departments, the DPRK is now developing an improved version of the 'Taepo-dong 2', which is based on the 'Taepo-dong 2' to reduce the weight of the warhead and increase the propulsion of one stage to achieve a larger range.

Although Li Mo did not deploy any high-level intelligence personnel in the DPRK, because there are often exchanges and cooperation in relevant military technology within the Third OECD, the intelligence and scientific research departments may have drawn this conclusion from the analysis of various indications.

So this time, after hearing Wang Ning's report, Li Mo's first reaction was the legendary 'Dapudong 2' improved launch test.

Li Mo is still very envious of the DPRK's development in missile technology. However, he also understands that North Korea has its current technology because of historical reasons and decades of technological accumulation.

"Qingqing, let the embassy in North Korea confirm the possible surname of this matter. Also, Chief of Staff of Ruling Hussein, Minister Stone and Abik, we will meet tomorrow morning to discuss the implications of this for Somalia and the international situation. ”

Li Mo thought about it and ordered Fan Qingqing.

North Korea's successful launch of an artificial satellite seems to have nothing to do with Somalia, but Li Mo knows that in the eyes of some countries in the world, North Korea, Iran, Somalia and several other countries are 'raccoon dogs'. Somalia is now 'fortunate' on the US blacklist and is considered by some US officials to be a 'rogue state'.

Therefore, the DPRK's influence in the international community has increased and its strength has increased to a greater or lesser extent on the Third OECD group.

And Somalia, in this seemingly insignificant, but very special incident, how to position itself, or what are the advantages or disadvantages, need to be considered clearly.

On the morning of the next day, in the small conference room on the fifth floor of the Ministry of National Defense, Major General Hussein, Chief of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces, Zhang Sanshi, President of the Military Academy, and Engineer Abik, Deputy Minister of Somali Science and Director of the Scientific Research Department of the Xingchen Group, were waiting here early.

When Li Mo came in, he saw that the three of them were about to stand up, so he immediately waved his hand and smiled, "Don't do this, we are very short of time." ”

Li Mo's words made the three of them feel a pang in their hearts, and they all felt that today's meeting might not be so simple.

"You all know about North Korea's successful launch of Sputnik yesterday, right? Do you have any thoughts? Li Mo sat on the main seat, glanced at the three of them and asked.

The three looked at each other, and the incident seemed to have nothing to do with Somalia. Although the Western media are hyping up this matter, and some Western hawks are already clamoring for threats and the like, it seems that the boss Li Mo should not take this matter so seriously.

Moreover, when Iran successfully launched the artificial satellite 'Hope', Li Mo did not attach such importance to it and held a separate meeting to discuss the matter.

But soon, the Minister of Scientific Research, Abic's heart moved, glanced at Li Mo, and asked with some hesitation, "Boss, do you want to continue to promote the 'Third Place' plan?" ”

When Hussein and Stone heard the phrase 'Third Space', they immediately understood what was going on. The so-called 'third space' was originally established by the Third OECD, and after the successful joint cooperation of the scientific research departments of several countries in the 'Defender' tank, a GPS-like global satellite positioning and navigation system plan was proposed.

For example, China's 'Beidou' system, Europe's 'Galileo' navigation and positioning system, Russia's 'GLONASS' system, etc.

The Persian Gulf War can be said to be a 'booth' for modern high-tech warfare and information warfare, and it is precisely because of the Persian Gulf War that a large number of new technologies were used in the military that the war turned from a mechanized war advocating firepower coverage to a three-in-one precision strike on land, sea and air. And the application of GPS in the military also appears here.

Leaving aside the satellite navigation and positioning of aircraft, ships, and automobiles in the civilian sector, it is very important to have a positioning and navigation system under one's own control in terms of military and national security.

Just like in a local conflict in the Middle East, the U.S. political axe directly lowered the accuracy of GPS users, which is very unfavorable to the conflicting parties who use the GPS positioning system.

Li Mo wants to push the Third OECD to set up its own 'third space' navigation and positioning system, so as to get rid of the military dependence on positioning systems for international commercial use. However, due to the lack of tacit understanding between member states, coupled with doubts about the huge investment and technical strength of the 'third space', the plan had to be suspended.

Now that both Iran and the DPRK have a certain level of strength in space technology, and the current international situation is somewhat unfavorable for the OECD member states, it is necessary to get rid of dependence on the Western world in key areas, especially in areas related to national defense and security.

"I'm afraid it's not easy." Shi thought for a while and said, "First of all, the technical level, Europe in 1999 put forward the 'Galileo' positioning system plan, which requires the launch of 30 satellites with a total investment of three billion euros, but it is not until this year that the plan was officially launched, and in addition to the EU itself, this plan has also been supported by many countries such as China, Japan and Russia, with the technical strength of Europe, this plan also takes five years to complete, with the technical strength of the third OECD member state, I am afraid that it will take longer and be more costly, and other Member States may not agree. ”

"But this plan is not necessarily without opportunities." Shi hesitated and said, "Now in the international private market, the use of the United States GOS system and Russia's 'GLONASS' system, of which GPS occupies most of the market, and from the European Space Agency in last year revealed to the outside world a data, once the 'Galileo' positioning system into the private market, just the annual use of this technology, can reach 9 billion euros, if you add the sales of terminal navigation equipment, the 'Galileo' positioning system technology brings considerable profits." With this interest, and the need for national defense and security, other member states may not be uninterested, but it is still the point, that is, whether the technical level meets the needs of forming this positioning system? All these benefits are brought by technology, without technology, everything is in the mirror. ”

Li Mo nodded slightly, what the stone said was also what he was worried about, and at the technical level, Minister Abic obviously had more power to speak, so Li Mo looked at him.

"I'm not worried about the technology, it's just that it's been a little bit longer, but I'm worried about the political pressure of the project." Abic looked directly into Li Mo's gaze and replied, he was obviously not a pure technician anymore, he cared about politics and understood the current political changes.

(To be continued)