{"id":26270,"date":"2021-10-19T10:34:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T10:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/19\/north-korea-tests-possible-submarine-missile-amid-tensions-with-us\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:47:48","slug":"north-korea-tests-possible-submarine-missile-amid-tensions-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/10\/19\/north-korea-tests-possible-submarine-missile-amid-tensions-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea tests possible submarine missile, amid tensions with US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea (AP) \u2014 North Korea on Tuesday fired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/09\/27\/n-korea-accuses-us-of-hostility-continues-weapons-tests\/\" target=\"_blank\">at least one ballistic missile<\/a> into the sea in what South Korea\u2019s military described as a weapon likely designed for submarine-based launches, marking possibly the most significant demonstration of the North\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/03\/26\/north-korea-confirms-it-tested-new-guided-missile-as-biden-warns-of-response\/\" target=\"_blank\">military might<\/a> since President Joe Biden took office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch came hours after the U.S. reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on North Korea\u2019s nuclear weapons program. It underscored how the North continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/09\/13\/north-korean-says-it-tested-new-long-range-cruise-missiles-indopacom-monitoring\/\" target=\"_blank\">expand its military capabilities<\/a> amid a pause in diplomacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said they are \u201caware of the North Korean ballistic missile launch this morning into the Sea of Japan and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners,\u201d according to an INDOPACOM statement.&nbsp;\u201cThe United States condemns these actions and calls on the DPRK to refrain from any further destabilizing acts. &nbsp;While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel, territory, or that of our allies, we will continue to monitor the situation.&nbsp; The U.S. commitment to the defense of the ROK and Japan, remains ironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected the North firing one short-range missile it believed was a submarine-launched ballistic missile from waters near the eastern port of Sinpo, and that the South Korean and U.S. militaries were closely analyzing the launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South Korean military said the launch was made at sea, but it didn\u2019t elaborate whether it was fired from a vessel submerged underwater or another launch platform above the sea\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan\u2019s military said its initial analysis suggested the North fired two ballistic missiles and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said officials were examining whether they were SLBMs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the launch, Kishida interrupted a campaign trip ahead of Japanese legislative elections later this month, returning to Tokyo. The leader ordered his government to start revising the country\u2019s national security strategy to adapt to North Korea\u2019s growing threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe cannot overlook North Korea\u2019s recent development in missile technology and its impact on the security of Japan and in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korean officials held a national security council meeting and expressed \u201cdeep regret\u201d over the launch that came despite efforts to revive diplomacy. A strong South Korean response could anger North Korea, which has accused Seoul of hypocrisy for criticizing the North\u2019s weapons tests while expanding its own conventional military capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The apparent site of the missile firing \u2014 a shipyard in Sinpo \u2014 is a major defense industry hub where North Korea focuses its submarine production. In recent years, the North has also used Sinpo to develop ballistic weapons systems designed to be fired from submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea had last tested an SLBM in October 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts had expected the North to resume tests of such weapons after it rolled out at least two new SLBMs during military parades in 2020 and 2021. There have also been signs that the North is trying to build a larger submarine that would be capable of carrying and firing multiple missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan\u2019s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki said Tokyo has lodged a \u201cstrong protest\u201d to North Korea through the \u201cusual channels,\u201d meaning their embassies in Beijing. Japan and North Korea have no diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the tensions on the Korean Peninsula were at a \u201ccritical stage\u201d and called for a renewed commitment to diplomatically resolving the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ending a monthslong lull in September, North Korea has been ramping up its weapons tests while making conditional peace offers to Seoul, reviving a pattern of pressuring South Korea to try to get what it wants from the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is \u201cdeveloping submarine-launched ballistic missiles because he wants a more survivable nuclear deterrent able to blackmail his neighbors and the United States,\u201d said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Easley added that North Korea \u201ccannot politically afford appearing to fall behind in a regional arms race\u201d with its southern neighbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNorth Korea\u2019s SLBM is probably far from being operationally deployed with a nuclear warhead,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea has been pushing hard for years to acquire an ability to fire nuclear-armed missiles from submarines, the next key piece in Kim Jong Un\u2019s arsenal that includes a broad range of road mobile missiles and ICBMs with potential range to reach the American homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, experts say it would take years, resources and major technological improvements for the heavily sanctioned nation to build a fleet of at least several submarines that could travel quietly in seas and reliably execute strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within days, Biden\u2019s special envoy for North Korea, Sung Kim, is scheduled to meet with U.S. allies in Seoul over the prospects of reviving talks with North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang have stalled for more than two years over disagreements in exchanging the release of crippling U.S.-led sanctions against North Korea and the North\u2019s denuclearization steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But while North Korea is apparently trying to use South Korea\u2019s desire for inter-Korean engagement to extract concessions from Washington, analysts say Seoul has little wiggle room as the Biden administration is intent on keeping sanctions in place until the North makes concrete steps toward denuclearization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. continues to reach out to Pyongyang to restart dialogue. Our intent remains the same. We harbor no hostile intent toward the DPRK and we are open to meeting without preconditions,\u201d Sung Kim told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles designed to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland during a military exhibition and vowed to build an \u201cinvincible\u201d military to cope with what he called persistent U.S. hostility. 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