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N Korea tests new underwater nuclear attack ‘drone’: State media

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, centre, and his daughter, left, observe a warhead missile launch exercise in this image released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 20, 2023 [KCNA via KNS/AFP]

North Korea has tested a new underwater nuclear-capable attack drone designed to unleash a “radioactive tsunami” that would destroy enemy naval vessels and ports, state media has reported.

During a military exercise conducted this week under the guidance of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s military deployed and test-fired the new weapons system, the mission of which was to test the ability to set off a “super-scale” destructive blast and wave, the country’s state news agency KCNA said on Friday.

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