North Korea announced on Saturday that it had retested its nuclear submarine drone capable of generating radioactive tsunamis, saying it had verified the reliability of the system and its “deadly” strike capability.
Pyongyang tested its weapon dubbed “Haeil-2” (Tsunami-2 in Korean) between April 4 and 7, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA reported, in a new weapons test that coincides with major military exercises that Seoul and Washington perform these days. on the Korean peninsula.
This is the third test announced by the Kim Jong-un regime since it first announced the existence of this new type of weapon on March 24, which it called “Haeil-1” in previous tests.
The drone was launched from a port in the northeastern province of South Hamyong, traced an “oval eight” trajectory for 71 hours “simulating a distance of 1,000 kilometers” in the Sea of Japan and detonated a dummy warhead in the target area. , according to KCNA.
As a result of the test, “the reliability and lethal strike capability of the strategic underwater system have been perfectly verified,” the North Korean state agency said.
This new weapons system “is essential to deter the evolution of various enemy military actions, eliminating threats and defending the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. [nome oficial da Coreia do Norte]and it will become the maximum military potential of our armed forces,” he added.
The state agency also released photos of the test, showing a torpedo-like device moving underwater and an underwater explosion.
The test comes after Seoul reported that Pyongyang had not responded to regular phone calls made over civilian and military lines of communication, and as South Korea and the United States conducted joint military exercises, which in recent days have including anti-submarine tests and the deployment of B-52 strategic bombers.
North Korea unveiled its first test of the new submarine nuclear system on March 24 and announced a new test on March 28 to verify its “reliability and safety.”
Some experts questioned whether Pyongyang might already have such a weapon in operational condition, capable of generating a radioactive tsunami to hit enemy fleets and ports.
Source: TSF
