North Korea Deadly Chemical Weapons
North Korea has reportedly staged several large-scale biochemical warfare exercises in a further show of belligerence amid the ongoing tensions in the Korean peninsula.
Citing South Korean intelligence officials, the Seoul-based Chosun Ilbo daily said Pyongyang is intensifying its military drill involving biochemical weapons.
"Military intelligence believes that the North has carried out at least a dozen massive biochemical drills since late last year," a senior South Korean official who has knowledge of the matter, was quoted as saying.
"We believe that could pose a real threat."
On earlier occasions, the North was believed to have carried out such biological and chemical warfare drills in summer but not during the winter as they could potentially turn into disaster.
"These are clearly offensive drills planning a biochemical attack," a South Korean military official said.
In the wake of growing threats from the North, the US is said to be dispatching protective equipment to its troops stationed in South Korea.
North Korea may possess between 2,500 tons and 5,000 tons of CW agents. The South Korean government assesses that North Korea is able to produce most types of chemical weapons indigenously, although it must import some precursors to produce nerve agents, which it has done in the past. At maximum capacity, North Korea is estimated to be capable of producing up to 12,000 tons of CW. Nerve agents such as sarin and VX are thought be to be the focus of North Korean production.
So how could Pyongyang strike South Korea with maximum impact using such deadly weapons? Well, for starters, a massive folly fired from artillery shells or missiles is always the most thought of approach. However, with a little ingenuity, North Korea could also spread small amounts of chemical weapons in some of the largest cities in the ROK using teams as I laid out above. With a little planning and ingenuity, Pyongyang could use such a plot to create panic and slow the response times of ROK and U.S. forces— a fog of war thickened by deadly chemical agents hanging in the air.
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