North Korea tests underwater nuclear-capable attack drone

North Korea has tested a new underwater nuclearcapable attack drone Al Jazeera reported citing the countrys state news agency KCNA said on FridaySignificantly the drone operated continuously for 59 hours underwater before being destroyed as part of a drill to intimidate the US and South Korean armed forcesThe North Korean military deployed and testedfired the new weapons system this week during a military drill directed by Kim Jong Un with the aim of determining if it could produce a deadly blast and wave on a superscaleAccording to KCNA This nuclear underwater assault drone may be launched at any coast and port or operated while being towed by a surface shipAlso Read North Korea testfired cruise missile says South Korearsquos militaryAs per several media reports the nuclearcapable underwater attack drone tested by Pyongyang can also leash a radioactive TsunamiThe drone was placed in the ocean near South Hamgyong province on Tuesday as part of the experiment and it drifted there for 59 hours and 12 minutes at a depth of about 80 to 150 metres 260 to 490 feet before exploding on Thursday in the waters of the provinces east coastHowever the South Korean news agency Yonhap said that the drones final target point was a mock enemy port set up in the waters of Hongwon Bay Al Jazeera reported citing the media reportThe drone exercise comes as a US B1B strategic bomber returned to South Korea to participate in the joint military exercise on Sunday just 16 days after its previous deployment as Pyongyang fired yet another ballistic missile into the East Sea Yonhap news agency reported citing the defence ministryThe drills took place in skies over the Korean Peninsula as part of the Freedom Sheild exercise that has been undergoing since March 13 The drills also include F35A stealth fighter jets of South Korea and US F16 fighters according to the ministryPreviously a B1B bomber was deployed to the peninsula on March 3 as per the Yonhap news report The deployment seen as a show of force against North Korea as Pyongyang fired a shortrange ballistic missile toward the East Sea North Korea fired the shortrange ballistic missile three days after Pyongyang testfired a Hwasong17 intercontinental ballistic missile ICBMThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever