North Korea claims radioactive tsunami weapon test at sea

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  • It also staged another nuclear attack simulation with a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday and flight-tested an intercontinental ballistic missile last week that may be able to reach the continental United States.KCNA said Wednesday’s tests were of four cruise missiles and two different types.
  • Analysts were skeptical that the device presents a major new threat, but the test underlines the North’s commitment to raising nuclear threats.The test this week came as the United States reportedly planned to deploy aircraft carrier strike groups and other advanced assets to waters off the Korean Peninsula.
  • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic “radioactive tsunami” that would destroy naval strike groups and ports.
  • The missiles flew for more than two hours in patterns over the sea while demonstrating an ability to strike targets 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) and 1,800 kilometers (1,118 miles) away.
  • The North Korean drone is named “Haeil,” a Korean word meaning tidal waves or tsunamis.
  • The North’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper published photos of Kim smiling next to a large, torpedo-shaped object at an unspecified indoor facility, but didn’t identify it.
By KIM TONGHYUNG Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclearcapable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic radioactive tsunami that wou [+7612 chars]