North Korea insists upon a boundary that encroaches deeply into waters currently controlled by South Korea. North Korea allegedly torpedoed a South Korean warship in March 2010, killing 46 South Korean sailors, and its artillery bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island near the disputed border in November 2010 killed four South Koreans. SOLID-FUEL MISSILE TESTOn Jan. 14, North Korea conducted its first flight test of a new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile that it said was tipped with a hypersonic warhead. State media said Kim also stressed North Korean efforts to build a nuclear-powered submarine, although experts say that would require significant outside help. Experts say North Korea would require considerable time, resources and technological improvements to build at least several submarines that could travel quietly and reliably execute attacks.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 29, 2024 08:40 UTC