S. Korea successfully launches homegrown SLBM: reportSouth Korea has joined only a handful of countries to have successfully developed a submarine-launched ballistic missile. SEOUL - South Korea has test-fired a homegrown submarine-launched ballistic missile, a report said Tuesday, as it seeks to build up its forces to defend itself from the nuclear-armed North. Pyongyang has long sought to develop submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) technology, and showed off four such devices at a military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un in January, with state media KCNA calling them "the world's most powerful weapon". But while North Korea has released pictures of underwater launches, most recently in 2019, analysts believe that was from a fixed platform or submersible barge, rather than a submarine. South Korea joins only a handful of countries to have successfully developed an SLBM.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2021 03:56 UTC