North Korea Tests Underwater Drone to Assess Its ‘Fatal Attack Ability’: State Media

Analysts are skeptical of the claims, with one saying it could be part of a psyop

This photo provided by the North Korean regime, shows what it says is an underwater blast of test warhead loaded to an unmanned underwater nuclear attack craft "Haeil" during an exercise around Hongwon Bay in waters off North Korea's eastern coast on March 23, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

North Korea claims that it tested a new type of nuclear-capable underwater drone last week to assess the weapon’s “fatal attack ability.”

A “Haeil-2” drone was deployed off the coast of South Hamgyong province on April 4 and reached the target in the waters off Ryongdae Port on April 7, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated on April 8.