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Posted on 10/19/2021 4:12:03 AM PDT by mylife
North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, pulling Japan's new prime minister off the campaign trail and overshadowing the opening of a major arms fair in Seoul.
The U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command condemned the launch as destabilising, but judged it did not pose an immediate threat to the United States or its allies.
South Korean and U.S. officials were investigating if the missile was a smaller, previously unseen version displayed last week at an exhibit in Pyongyang, a South Korean military source told Reuters, citing ongoing analysis.
They were also examining whether the missile was fired from North Korea's experimental Gorae-class submarine, he added, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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North Korean version of the Russian Golf class. Two or three missiles in the sail, diesel drive, noisy as all get out.
but hidden
What if North Korea attacks Taiwan in place of China? It would put Taiwan in a difficult position.
why would they?
Remember when Trump got Kim to stop these tests?
Well, we got Hiden Biden to bring ‘em back!
#FJB
Noisy as all get out means target practice for our hunter subs. They can practice on the Norks, before they have to sink the Chinese.
So China doesn’t take any damage and the threat of nuclear war?
Anything that noisy is never hidden.
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