WORLD NEWS | North Korea tests nuclear-capable underwater attack drone

Pyongyang [North Korea]March 24 (ANI): North Korea has tested a new underwater nuclear attack drone, Al Jazeera reported on Friday, citing North Korea’s state news agency KCNA.

Remarkably, the drone operated continuously underwater for 59 hours before being destroyed

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As part of a drill to intimidate the U.S. and South Korean armed forces.

The North Korean military deployed and test-fired the new weapon system this week in a military exercise directed by Kim Jong-un to see if it could produce deadly explosions and “super-massive” waves.

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“This underwater nuclear attack drone can be launched from any coast and port, and can also be operated while being towed by surface ships,” KCNA reported.

The nuclear-capable underwater attack drone tested by Pyongyang could also trigger a “radioactive tsunami,” according to multiple media reports.

As part of the experiment, the drone was placed in the sea off South Hamgyong Province on Tuesday and drifted for 59 hours and 12 minutes at a depth of about 80 to 150 meters (260 to 490 feet) before it exploded on Thursday. waters off the east coast of the province.

However, Al Jazeera quoted media reports as saying that South Korean news agency Yonhap said that the final target point of the drone was a simulated enemy port set up in Hongyuan Bay waters.

The drone exercise came as U.S. B-1B strategic bombers returned to South Korea on Sunday for a joint military exercise, just 16 days after the last deployment and Pyongyang fired another ballistic missile into the East Sea, Yonhap news agency reported. To quote the Ministry of Defense.

The exercise took place over the Korean peninsula as part of the Liberty Shield exercise, which has been ongoing since March 13. The exercises also included South Korea’s F-35A stealth fighter jets and US F-16 fighter jets, according to the Ministry of Defense.

Earlier, a B-1B bomber was deployed to the peninsula on March 3, Yonhap News Agency reported. The deployment was seen as a show of force against North Korea as Pyongyang fired short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea. Three days after Pyongyang tested an Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile. (Arnie)

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