North Korea Tests Exotic Underwater Nuclear Drone

"Radioactive Tsunami"

North Korea Tests Exotic Underwater Nuclear Drone, Claims It Can Create "Radioactive Tsunami"

by Tyler Durden

Friday, Jan 19, 2024

North Korea says it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, which some analysts have dubbed an 'exotic system' given there's not much known about it, in response to fresh naval exercises involving the United States off the peninsula. The testing of the "Haeil-5-23" system occurred of the country's east coast.

Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday warned of "catastrophic consequences" for the US and its "followers", also given the joint naval drills with South Korea also had Japan's participation. "Our army’s underwater nuke-based countering posture is being further rounded off, and its various maritime and underwater responsive actions will continue to deter the hostile military maneuvers of the navies of the US and its allies," KCNA described.

While South Korean officials have in the recent past described that the north's claims concerning the new weapon are exaggerated, it has gained the public's attention given Pyongyang has touted the weapon's ability for surprise attacks unleashing mass destruction by generating a "radioactive tsunami" through a large underwater explosion.

Reuters describes, "Dubbed 'Haeil', which means tsunami, the new drone system was first reportedly tested in March 2023, and state media said it was intended to make sneak attacks in enemy waters and destroy naval strike groups and major operational ports by creating a large radioactive wave through an underwater explosion."

Illustrative, imagined result of North Korea's 'exotic weapon'

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/north-korea-tests-exotic-underwater-nuclear-drone-claims-it-can-create-radioactive