North Korea tested a submarine nuclear weapons system
North Korea's Defense Ministry announced that it had successfully tested an underwater weapon system in response to US, Japanese and South Korean naval exercises. |
According to the report of Fars International News Agency, North Korea announced this Friday that in response to South Korea, America and Japan’s naval exercise, it has tested a submarine nuclear weapon system under development.
According to the Yonhap report, North Korea’s Ministry of Defense while condemning the naval exercise with the participation of the US nuclear aircraft carrier called it a provocative behavior and declared that Pyongyang is conducting an important test of its weapons system. It has done HAEIL-5-23 in the East Sea.
North Korean media have not provided details of the specifications of these weapons and the day of the test.
North Korea’s defense ministry spokesman said, “Our military’s anti-submarine nuclear missile posture is being completed, and its various naval and submarine measures are in place to prevent hostile exercises by the US Navy and its allies.” It will continue.
The spokesman for the North Korean Defense Ministry condemned the actions of the three countries as a “serious threat to the security” of North Korea and strongly condemned the “catastrophic consequences” of their actions. warned.
In response, South Korea condemned North Korea’s alleged weapons test and called it a violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
The United States, Japan and South Korea conducted a naval exercise from Monday to Wednesday with the participation of the USS Carl Vinson nuclear submarine in the Korean Peninsula.
Pyongyang has long condemned the joint military exercises between Seoul and Washington as a practice for aggression.
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