Pyongyang staged a celebration to mark the deployment of the launchers. North Korea claims stationing more nuclear capable weapons on the border is a necessary deterrent to the US and South Korea.

  • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I wonder why they weren’t there already. It’s not like they need to deter an invasion from China much.

    • BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      What I’ve heard: the nukes are about internal stability as well as defense. If someone wants to overthrow the Kims they want china to have to be worried about a civil war there, so they will support the current rulers government (more than they already do). An unpredictable nuclear armed state on your border is scary.