South Korea fired projectile from submarine after Kim Jong-un regime launched ballistic missiles

South Korea successfully tested submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesdaysaid the presidential Blue House, becoming the seventh country in the world with advanced technology.

A missile was shot down underwater from the newly commissioned submarine Ahn Chang-ho, and traveled the intended distance before reaching their goal, said Maison Bleue.

President Moon Jae-in oversaw the test. South Korea has improved its military capabilities while seeks to counter the threat posed by the North with nuclear weapons.

Also seeks the transfer of operational control of its war forces from the United States, bunder their covenant.

All other countries with proven submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) capabilities have their own nuclear weapons.

Have an SLBM it was “very important in terms of deterrence against omnidirectional threats”said the Blue House.

“It should play an important role in the self-sufficiency of national defense and the establishment of peace in the Korean Peninsula in the future, ”he added.

The Ahn Chang-ho, named after a revered independence activist, is a 3,000-ton diesel submarine developed in the country and entered service last month.

At the start of this year, The Biden administration lifted a 42-year Washington-imposed restriction that prevented the South from developing missiles with a range of over 800 kilometers.

For its part, Pyongyang has long sought to develop ballistic missile technology launched by submarines (SLBM) and displayed four of these devices during a military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un in January, calling them “the most powerful in the world” by state media KCNA. weapon “.

But although CNorth Orea released images of submarine launches, most recent in 2019, analysts believe it was a fixed platform or submersible barge, rather than a submarine.

In January Kim told a convention of his ruling Workers’ Party that North Korea had completed plans for a nuclear-powered submarine.

It is likely that such a ship is years away from entering service, but analysts say it could be a game-changer, allowing Pyongyang to launch a surprise submarine attack even though its ground forces had been destroyed.

THE NORTH

For its part, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles at sea on WednesdayThe South Korean military said, days after the isolated Communist regime announced successful tests of long-range cruise missiles.

This country endowed with nuclear weapons has launched “Two unidentified ballistic missiles” from the center of its territory towards the Sea of ​​Japan, separating the Korean peninsula and Japan, according to a South Korean military statement.

(With information from AFP)

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