North Korea 'exaggerated’ about new undersea nuclear drone, Seoul says

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North Korea ‘exaggerated’ about new undersea nuclear drone, Seoul says

DPRK claimed Haeil system can trigger ‘radioactive tsunami’ against US and South Korean forces

Jeongmin Kim March 27, 2023

North Korea ‘exaggerated’ about new undersea nuclear drone, Seoul says

Kim Jong Un at a party plenum in 2022 | Image: KCTV (Jan. 1, 2022)

The South Korean military dismissed North Korean claims about its newest military capability on Monday, calling state media reports about an undersea nuclear attack drone “exaggerated and manipulated.”

The DPRK’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) revealed the “Haeil” drone in a report last Friday, stating that Kim Jong Un personally inspected the equipment and claiming it is capable of generating a “radioactive tsunami” against U.S. and South Korean forces.

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim

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