• jet@hackertalks.com
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    As viewers of Perun Will know, North Korea has one of the largest stockpiles of artillery shells in the world. Russia uses artillery at a prodigious rate, and can’t keep up with its usage.

    So Russia gets the older stockpile of artillery shells, which we knew they’re going to get, the worrisome thing is what is North Korea going to get from the deal?

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      If they were smart, food and fuel.

      Since they’re NK, probably personal enrichment for Kim, and maybe some cold war era nukes.

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        Money sure. Probably access to energy reserves, maybe even a pipeline for natural gas to North Korea. But more likely military technology

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        Which currency?

        Rubles are pretty useless at the moment, and for the foreseeable future.

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      North Korea has one of the largest stockpiles of artillery shells in the world.

      I’m curious how well preserved those shells are. Russia itself was sending shells to the front that were non-functional because of poor storage. I wonder if North Korea did a better job of preservation.

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        It’s going to be a low percentage, but that’s better than nothing, maybe it isn’t better than nothing I don’t know. The artillery crews aren’t going to be super happy about old ammunition I’m sure.

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          There has also been a history of North Korea screwing over Russia with regards to arms. Recently North Korea hacked Russia to steal hypersonic missile designs and data. Even if the overall percentage of ruined shells is lower, North Korea could choose to send ALL of the ruined ones to Russia with a number good shells, and charge Russia as though all of them are good.