Their advances in nuclear weapons are meaningless.
Their advances in juche necromancy, however, will revolutionize the world.
On a more serious level, these advances are not surprising. They're evolutionary steps, which every nuclear power goes through, and anyone who says they're surprised might not be as much of an expert as they say they are. Interestingly the article doesn't point out the weaknesses still in place (I know, fear mongering Western article fear mongers). You don't need the world's largest road mobile ICBM if you have an effective SSBN, and there is zero chance of NK deploying one in the next 20 years. The air force and ADA systems are museum pieces. Basically the strategic rocket forces are the guarantor of the nation, and that's all they really need.
Their advances in nuclear weapons are meaningless.
Their advances in juche necromancy, however, will revolutionize the world.
On a more serious level, these advances are not surprising. They're evolutionary steps, which every nuclear power goes through, and anyone who says they're surprised might not be as much of an expert as they say they are. Interestingly the article doesn't point out the weaknesses still in place (I know, fear mongering Western article fear mongers). You don't need the world's largest road mobile ICBM if you have an effective SSBN, and there is zero chance of NK deploying one in the next 20 years. The air force and ADA systems are museum pieces. Basically the strategic rocket forces are the guarantor of the nation, and that's all they really need.