{"id":58578,"date":"2020-09-17T01:23:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T01:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/17\/seoul-north-korea-may-conduct-underwater-launched-missile-test\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:15:03","slug":"seoul-north-korea-may-conduct-underwater-launched-missile-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/09\/17\/seoul-north-korea-may-conduct-underwater-launched-missile-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Seoul: North Korea may conduct underwater-launched missile test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 North Korea may soon conduct its first underwater-launched ballistic missile test in about a year, a top South Korean military official said Wednesday, amid long-stalled nuclear talks between the North and the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In written remarks to lawmakers ahead of a confirmation hearing, Won In-choul, the nominee for chairman of South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff, said North Korea has been repairing recent typhoon damage at its northeastern Sinpo shipyard, a place where it builds submarines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after the repairs are complete, there is a chance it will carry out a submarine-launched ballistic missile test, Won said. He said South Korea\u2019s military is keeping a close watch on developments there, according to a copy of his remarks provided by a lawmaker, Kang Dae-sik.<\/p>\n\n\n\t