Pyongyang says it tested underwater nuclear weapons in protest of US maneuvers

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North Korea tested a new system at the beginning of the week nuclear weapons submarines on the east coast. The press revealed this today, four days later, and justified this in the latest aggressive military maneuvers of the United States. United States, South Korea and Japan. North Korea’s latest test documents: escalation of tension On the peninsula with no known end.

The system consists of: flying eye It’s something Pyongyang presented months ago but still little is known about. The press offered no evidence, and the country’s triumphant statements advise some caution. “named drone”hi” or tsunami in Korean, as it has the ability to sneak between enemy sea lines and releasing a radioactive explosion The thing that drives every fleet to the bottom of the sea. Its purpose is to ensure that periodic exercises near waters, which it understands as invasion rehearsals, act as a deterrent. “Our counter-strike capabilities based on our military’s nuclear weapons are being further developed and will continue to deter various types of interception actions. hostile military maneuvers “From the navies of the United States and its allies,” a Defense Department spokesman said.

gun craze

North Korea continues its weapons spree. He made a new attempt on Sunday medium range missile It was equipped with solid fuel and welcomed the new year with five cannon fire towards the southern coast. It had recently successfully launched its first spy satellite after several failures. He most likely received the help of Russian technology and thus strengthened his power. alliance. North Korea’s underwater drone actually appears to be inspired by a Russian torpedo. Poseidon, Launched from a submarine, it can carry conventional or nuclear payloads and has nearly unlimited autonomy to devastate America’s coastlines. Poseidon and Haeil unite due to the lack of evidence presented.

The current crisis responds to a frayed dynamic. It doesn’t matter whether it was the chicken or the egg first, the North Korean missile or the maneuvers of the allies, because both justify their actions. previous provocations. Washington, Seoul and Tokyo held military exercises between Monday and Wednesday in cooperation with the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Pyongyang accused them as follows:destabilize the region” and the answer was accepted as definitive.

Prepared for war

North Korea is at pains to make clear that this is no ordinary crisis. Its leader, Kim Jong-un, warned his army that it must be prepared in case war breaks out at any time. He also gave up his dream of reunification with the south and even asked the National People’s Congress to tear down the monument his father had erected to this effect. And this week he called Seoul “mother” enemy”. The conflict is stuck and nothing allows for optimism. In Seoul, social democrats have been replaced by conservatives more inclined to stick than carrot, and Joe Biden has not shown the same interest in this small and distant country as Donald Trump.

Only the epidemic that forced North Korea to prioritize its emergencies drowned out the noise. launches missiles These are not the only evidence that the country is moving towards normality. There is also the flow of leaks. According to the Unification Ministry, 196 people came to South Korea last year. That’s nearly triple what was recorded in previous years, when North Korea kept its doors closed, ordered its soldiers to shoot anything that moved across the border, and refused to even allow its officials to return. But the previous volume is still a long way off. Those present are barely a fifth of the thousand recorded in the last year before the pandemic. Among those who escaped last year were a dozen elite officials, according to Seoul. He adds that the reasons that pushed them to flee were disagreements with Kim Jong-un’s regime and hunger.

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