North Korean state media claimed on Thursday that the belligerent Communist regime tested an undersea drone that could carry a nuclear warhead.
a photo of Kim standing next to a large torpedo, which may or may not have been the undersea drone. The article also included photos that purportedly showed the drone maneuvering underwater and then kicking up a pillar of water, depth-charge style, when its test warhead detonated.
Although North Korean media has never been observed testing such a weapon before, KCNA claimed the “radioactive tsunami” drone has been under development for over a decade, and was covertly tested at least 50 times before Thursday. Some analysts also questioned whether North Korea would be able to deploy and pilot an undersea drone with the kind of stealth capabilities KCNA claimed, so trying to fit a nuclear warhead into what amounts to a long-range torpedo might not be worth the effort, especially when North Korea has demonstrated alarming capability with aerial missiles that can hit the kind of targets the undersea drone would be meant to destroy.
If Russia’s claims are to be believed, the Poseidon is a far more sophisticated weapon than the drone tested by North Korea on Thursday. Poseidon have nuclear power plants in addition to nuclear warheads, theoretically enabling them to lurk underwater for very long periods of time. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed in 2018 that the super-torpedoes have effectively unlimited range and could travel at greater speed and depth than any submarine.
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