By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Over the past year North Korea has moved to boost its navy with new nuclear weapons, including an underwater drone, ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSSEOUL - Over the past year North Korea has moved to boost its navy with new nuclear weapons, including an underwater drone, warships, and its first operational missile submarine, unveiled on Friday.
"Until quite recently, Kim has largely appeared to neglect naval nuclear programmes," said Ankit Panda of the U.S.-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace."The recent refocus on naval nuclear capabilities has likely been welcomed by the Korean People's Navy."HOW BIG IS NORTH KOREA'S NAVY? "The North Korean Naval Force possesses the capacity to carry out a surprise attack any time," the paper said."However, its capacity for deep-sea operations is limited because its force is primarily consisted of small, high-speed vessels."In March and April North Korea tested what it said was a nuclear-capable unmanned underwater attack weapon.
However, a report by the Washington-based 38 North at the time said the weapon's slow speed and limited range made it substantially inferior to the North’s existing nuclear-armed ballistic and cruise missiles in terms of time-to-target, accuracy and lethality. On Friday, North Korea said it had launched its first operational"tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the eastern fleet.
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