{"id":3152,"date":"2024-01-19T07:21:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T07:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2024-02-08T05:47:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T05:47:34","slug":"north-korea-has-reportedly-tested-an-underwater-nuclear-weapon-system-according-to-the-korean-central-news-agency-kcna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/news\/north-korea-has-reportedly-tested-an-underwater-nuclear-weapon-system-according-to-the-korean-central-news-agency-kcna\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea has reportedly tested an underwater nuclear weapon system, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/korea.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/korea.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3153\" style=\"width:546px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In reaction to the &#8220;joint military exercises&#8221; involving the United States, Japan, and South Korea, North Korea conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapon system, as reported by the state-run media outlet, the Korean Central News Agency, on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three nations&#8217; &#8220;joint maritime exercises,&#8221; held in the waters near Jeju Island, are denounced as a source of increased regional destabilization and a &#8220;serious threat&#8221; to North Korea&#8217;s security by an unnamed spokesperson from the North Korean Ministry of Defense, as reported by KCNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, participates in the 10th session of the 14th Supreme People&#8217;s Assembly of the Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on January 15, 2024. (Image: KCNA via REUTERS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the perceived &#8220;serious threat,&#8221; North Korea conducted a test of its &#8220;Haeil 5-23&#8221; system, developed in the waters of the East Sea, as reported by the KCNA. The duration of the system&#8217;s development remains unclear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the preceding summer, North Korea test-fired intercontinental ballistic missiles into the East Sea, a move deemed a &#8220;clear violation&#8221; of U.N. Security Council resolutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concurrently, the U.S., South Korean, and Japanese militaries engaged in joint naval exercises, including the involvement of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier this week, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In reaction to the &#8220;joint military exercises&#8221; involving the United States, Japan, and South Korea, North Korea conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapon system, as reported by the state-run media outlet, the Korean Central News Agency, on Friday. The three nations&#8217; &#8220;joint maritime exercises,&#8221; held in the waters near Jeju Island, are denounced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3154,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3152\/revisions\/3154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}