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| That's one way to avoid being shot by a firing squad! Kim Jong Un's sycophantic flunkeys applaud as he tries on their headwear at launch of nuclear attack submarine |
| 2023-09-09 |
| A Soviet retrieval? [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A laughing Kim Jong Un stole a Navy Admiral's hat to manic applause as he heralded the launch of North Korea's first nuclear attack submarine. In scenes uncomfortably reminiscent of a children's birthday party, the dictator removed his own hat and giggled as he plonked Admiral Kim Myong Sik's one on instead. The move prompted his other naval chiefs to break out in a round of enthusiastic clapping, beaming like excitable infants as they lauded the tyrant. The clip perfectly encapsulates the cult of personality surrounding Kim and cut a sharp juxtaposition with the seriousness of the event at which it unfolded. Kim described the launch of the new submarine as a crucial step in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the vessel - named 'Hero Kim Kun Ok' - is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater but did not specify the number of missiles it could carry and fire. South Korean officials were sceptical that the submarine would work as North Korea described and said it likely wasn't ready for operational duty. But its launch underscored the North's commitment to extending the range of its nuclear arsenal with systems that are harder to detect in advance. Based on Kim Jong Un's comments and photos by North Korean state media, it's likely the submarine is the same one Kim inspected in 2019 while it was under construction, which experts then assessed as an effort to convert an existing Romeo-class submarine. The submarine appears to have at least 10 launch tubes - four of them apparently larger than the other six - that are possibly designed for missiles. North Korea previously had only one known submarine capable of firing a missile, but that vessel has a single launch tube and analysts had considered it a test platform. North Korea has an estimated about 70-90 diesel-powered submarines in one of the world's largest submarine fleets. But they are mostly ageing subs capable of launching only torpedoes and mines, not missiles. 'This submarine, though heavily modified, is based on 1950s Soviet-origin technology and will have inherent limitations. Nevertheless, in terms of complicating the targeting challenges that the U.S. and its allies will face, the submarine will serve North Korea's purposes,' said Ankit Panda, an expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #6 For perspective, the attendees and media clapped like seals when Biden sex assaulted by nibble kissing that toddler. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-09-09 20:04 |
| #5 Just don’t flush the toilets. It would be bad. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-09-09 10:57 |
| #4 "A Soviet retrieval?" This submarine, though heavily modified, is based on 1950s Soviet-origin technology Guess so. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-09 10:37 |
| #3 No big deal. Just don't be the first one to stop clapping. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-09-09 09:52 |
| #2 The move prompted his other naval chiefs to break out in a round of enthusiastic clapping, beaming like excitable infants as they lauded the tyrant. "Give the Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2023-09-09 07:30 |
| #1 Yea, but suppose he really likes your hat? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-09-09 05:30 |