It is capable of carrying Hwasan-31 (화산-31) nuclear warhead. [3] This missile was first observed in Self-Defense-2021 military exhibition with another cruise missile, Hwasal-1. [4] On 23 February 2023, the Korean Central News Agency revealed the missile's official name as Hwasal-2. [5]

Mar 28, 2023 · KCNA released photos of the warheads, dubbed Hwasan-31s, as leader Kim Jong Un visited the Nuclear Weapons Institute, where he inspected new tactical nuclear weapons and technology for mounting...

A wall poster near one of the green devices described a warhead called “Hwasan-31,” based on the Korean word for volcano. The poster’s graphics implied that the weapon could fit on some of North Korea’s short-range ballistic systems, cruise missiles and a purported nuclear-capable underwater drone the country first unveiled last week.

Mar 27, 2023 · North Korea unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads and vowed to produce more weapons-grade nuclear material to expand its arsenal, state media said on Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in...

From DPRK pronouncements it appears that the Hwasan-31 is only appropriate for the shorter-range lower yield “tacDcal” nuclear explosives and not the long-range ICBM-carried large strategic deterrent, Hwasongpho-18.

Jul 15, 2024 · The Hwasan-31, first showcased in 2023, demonstrates North Korea’s progress towards developing and fielding short-range, or tactical, nuclear weapons.

Mar 28, 2023 · In this footage by Pyongyang’s state-controlled Korean Central Television, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seen inspecting what state media called the regime's arsenal of Hwasan-31 tactical nuclear warheads.

Mar 28, 2023 · Kim reportedly called for expanding production of nuclear material in order to manufacture more weapons, as photos showed him next to a warhead named “Hwasan-31” and diagrams of the warhead inside various missiles during the inspection the previous day.

Sep 18, 2024 · North Korea has adapted the tactical nuclear warhead Hwasan-31 for installation on short-range ballistic missiles and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), reports the South Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo, citing military intelligence.

Mar 29, 2023 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects mass-produced Hwasan-31 nuclear warheads | Image: KCNA (March 28, 2023) North Korean state media reported Tuesday that Kim Jong Un observed and guided work on “mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles, marking his third such inspection and first in more than five years.