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North Korea says it has carried out a test of its "underwater nuclear weapons system" in response to drills by the US, South Korea and Japan this week.

The underwater drone, which supposedly can carry a nuclear weapon, was tested off the east coast, state media said.

There is no other evidence of the tests being conducted and Seoul had earlier said the North's descriptions of the drones' capability were exaggerated.

South Korea called the reported tests a "provocation".

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The underwater drone, which supposedly can carry a nuclear weapon, was tested off the east coast, state media said.

Pyongyang leader Kim Jong Un has also been increasingly aggressive in his policy direction and rhetoric - ending several agreements aimed at peace-keeping in recent months.

On Friday, North Korea said it had been provoked by joint drills by Washington, Seoul and Tokyo to carry out a test of its underwater weapons, according to a report by state agency KCNA.

But Mr Kim has repeatedly said his regime is building up its military arsenal in preparation for war that could "break out at any time" on the peninsula.

Little is known about these weapons or their claimed performance but North Korean media has described them as being able to sneak into enemy waters and cause large underwater explosions.

Mr Kim had high-profile meetings with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin and defence minister Sergei Shoigu last year.


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