Close analysis of Kim Jong Un's new nuclear missile submarine reveals it's bound for a suicide mission
Get the Full StoryKCNA Business InsiderNorth Korea showed Kim touring a factory building a submarine, which HI Sutton, a submarine analyst, said probably took place on the country's east coast.
Kim hasn't been pictured inspecting weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads since the thaw in tensions between Washington and Pyongyang.
A naval expert said Kim's "new" submarine looks much like an old Russian submarine class, introduced in the 1950s, and has rough welded edges that will hamper it from evading detection by modern submarines used by US and Japan.
North Korea's submarine can essentially perform one task: Launch nuclear missiles at close targets like South Korea or Japan. This is a suicide mission for Pyongyang.
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North Korea on Monday recalled the days of "fire and fury" by releasing images of Leader Kim Jong Un touring a suspected nuclear-capable submarine, and a close reading of the images reveal once again that a US fight with North Korea could mean death for millions in the region, and suicide for Pyongyang.
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