It has been diagnosed that the nuclear unmanned underwater attack vehicle (UUV) ‘Tsunami’, which North Korea claims to have developed for the first time, has considerably less power than other nuclear weapons, and is being used as a means for political purposes rather than military effectiveness.
38 North, a U.S. media specializing in North Korea, said on the 6th (local time), “If you look at what we have learned about the tsunami so far, it seems that it will still be significantly behind North Korea’s nuclear-armed ballistic and cruise missiles in terms of target arrival time, accuracy, and lethality.” Its scope is limited to some coastal areas in Korea and Japan, and it seems vulnerable even in engagements with anti-submarine warfare (ASW) assets.”
“Tsunami waves are too slow to pose a real threat to ships at sea and will only hit ports and marinas,” 38 North said. Although it is suitable as a retaliatory weapon, it is unlikely to be used as a first strike.”
“As is often the case in North Korea, UUVs appear to be more political than military useful,” he said.
At the same time, North Korea intends to deliver messages such as ‘possessing a large and diverse nuclear attack capability’, ‘failure of preemptive strike and missile defense by the Allied Powers’, ‘nuclear retaliation against South Korea is inevitable’, and ‘capable of manufacturing weapons possessed by major powers’.” did.
Previously, on the 24th of last month, North Korea announced that it had first unveiled the so-called ‘tsunami’, also known as an ‘underwater nuclear torpedo’, and had undergone a final test. The ‘Tsunami-1 type’, which was tested on the 28th of the same month, announced that it submerged for 600 km in 41 hours and 27 minutes and exploded underwater. On the 4th and 7th of this month, the ‘Tsunami-2 type’ test was resumed at a port in South Hamgyong Province, and it was announced that it exploded underwater in the target water area by drawing a figure-eight trajectory and submerged for about 1,000 km over 71 hours.
Source: Donga
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