{"id":5214,"date":"2023-03-24T16:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T16:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5214"},"modified":"2023-03-24T16:34:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T16:34:50","slug":"north-korea-tests-new-nuclear-capable-underwater-attack-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/politics\/north-korea-tests-new-nuclear-capable-underwater-attack-drone\/2023\/03\/24\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea tests new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL<\/span> (Brussels Independent with AP)<\/span> –<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> tested<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> nuclear-capable<\/span> underwater<\/span> attack<\/span> drone<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>During<\/span> the<\/span> test,<\/span> the<\/span> new<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> drone<\/span> cruised<\/span> 80<\/span> to<\/span> 150<\/span> meters<\/span> (260<\/span> to<\/span> 500<\/span> feet)<\/span> deep<\/span> underwater<\/span> for<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 59<\/span> hours<\/span> and<\/span> detonated<\/span> a<\/span> non-nuclear<\/span> payload<\/span> in<\/span> waters<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> east<\/span> coast,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> state<\/span> news<\/span> agency<\/span> KCNA.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Analysts<\/span> say<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> boasts<\/span> an<\/span> increasingly<\/span> diversified<\/span> nuclear<\/span> threat<\/span> to<\/span> Washington<\/span> and<\/span> Seoul,<\/span> but<\/span> are<\/span> skeptical<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> operational<\/span> readiness<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> submarines.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korea<\/span> intends<\/span> to<\/span> “let<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> know<\/span> that<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> event<\/span> of<\/span> war,<\/span> the<\/span> Allies<\/span> have<\/span> a<\/span> vast<\/span> array<\/span> of<\/span> potential<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> delivery<\/span> vehicles<\/span> to<\/span> worry<\/span> about<\/span> and<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> attack,”<\/span> said<\/span> a<\/span> senior<\/span> U.S.<\/span> fellow.<\/span> said<\/span> Ankit<\/span> Panda.<\/span> Based<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Carnegie<\/span> Endowment<\/span> for<\/span> International<\/span> Peace.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThere<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> silos,<\/span> wagons,<\/span> submarines,<\/span> mobile<\/span> rocket<\/span> launchers<\/span> for<\/span> road<\/span> traffic.<\/span> And<\/span> now<\/span> they’re<\/span> adding<\/span> this<\/span> underwater<\/span> torpedo<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> mix,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> Monday,<\/span> the<\/span> isolated<\/span> nation<\/span> flew<\/span> short-range<\/span> missiles<\/span> from<\/span> buried<\/span> silos,<\/span> deviating<\/span> from<\/span> its<\/span> usual<\/span> grassroots<\/span> methods.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Called<\/span> “Hail”<\/span> or<\/span> Tsunami,<\/span> this<\/span> new<\/span> unmanned<\/span> aerial<\/span> vehicle<\/span> system<\/span> is<\/span> designed<\/span> to<\/span> carry<\/span> out<\/span> surprise<\/span> attacks<\/span> in<\/span> enemy<\/span> waters<\/span> and<\/span> destroy<\/span> naval<\/span> strike<\/span> groups<\/span> and<\/span> major<\/span> ports<\/span> of<\/span> operations<\/span> by<\/span> producing<\/span> large<\/span> radiation<\/span> waves<\/span> through<\/span> underwater<\/span> explosions.<\/span> has<\/span> been,<\/span> he<\/span> said<\/span> KCNA.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>It<\/span> is<\/span> unclear<\/span> whether<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> fully<\/span> developed<\/span> the<\/span> small<\/span> nuclear<\/span> warheads<\/span> needed<\/span> to<\/span> load<\/span> small<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Analysts<\/span> say<\/span> perfecting<\/span> such<\/span> a<\/span> warhead<\/span> will<\/span> most<\/span> likely<\/span> become<\/span> a<\/span> key<\/span> goal<\/span> when<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> resumes<\/span> nuclear<\/span> testing.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korean<\/span> leader<\/span> Kim<\/span> Jong-un<\/span> inspects<\/span> missile<\/span> exercises<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> exercises<\/span> are<\/span> purely<\/span> defensive,<\/span> criticizing<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> tests<\/span> as<\/span> destabilizing<\/span> and<\/span> violating<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> sanctions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Allies<\/span> completed<\/span> his<\/span> 11th<\/span> day<\/span> of<\/span> regular<\/span> spring<\/span> exercises<\/span> called<\/span> Freedom<\/span> Shield<\/span> 23<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday,<\/span> while<\/span> other<\/span> field<\/span> exercises<\/span> continue.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korean<\/span> leader<\/span> Kim<\/span> Jong-un<\/span> has<\/span> expressed<\/span> a<\/span> desire<\/span> to<\/span> “drive<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> imperialists<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> puppet<\/span> regime<\/span> into<\/span> despair<\/span> over<\/span> their<\/span> elections,”<\/span> KCNA<\/span> said,<\/span> urging<\/span> the<\/span> enemy<\/span> to<\/span> stop<\/span> the<\/span> ruthless<\/span> anti-North<\/span> Korea<\/span> war<\/span> drills.<\/span> He<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> warned.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> director<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> Defense<\/span> Intelligence<\/span> Agency<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> leader<\/span> Kim<\/span> Jong-un<\/span> appears<\/span> reluctant<\/span> to<\/span> conduct<\/span> a<\/span> nuclear<\/span> test<\/span> during<\/span> US-South<\/span> Korea<\/span> military<\/span> exercises,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> remains<\/span> vigilant.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEOUL (Brussels Independent with AP) – North Korea has tested a new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone. During the test, the new North Korean drone cruised 80 to 150 meters (260 to 500 feet) deep underwater for more than 59 hours and detonated a non-nuclear payload in waters off the east coast, according to North Korean […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,2436],"tags":[2572,2573,2574,2575,2576,2577,2578,2579,2580,2581,2582,2583,2584,1551,1552,2571],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/korea-1.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5216,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5214\/revisions\/5216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}