North Korea unveils nuclear-powered submarine for first time

Russian technological assistance? It will be a deathtrap!

SOSUS will keep track of them when the sub sinks and all aboard are lost.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOSUS

Running a submarine in a safe way has eluded every country, until they built up enough failures to have the procedures needed to take it from no-way-unsafe to just unsafe.

If they are using procedures from China, they need to know China lost a sub last June 15th, 2024, in a Chinese port. https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/27/china-humiliated-accidentally-sinking-nuclear-submarine-21694498/ Ooops.

In 2023, China lost another submarine 55 dead. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/chinas-nuclear-submarine-suffers-catastrophic-failure-55-dead-report-4448320

Russia (2000) and the USA (1968) have lost submarines too. There have also been accidents that killed a some crew members over the years, but not a total loss of the submarine since those years.

SOSUS will keep track of them when the sub sinks and all aboard are lost.

SOSUS is obsolete. A combination of SURTASS ships and unmanned systems replaces SOSUS. The JMSDF operates a small fleet of SURTASS ships along with the US Navy.

If they are using procedures from China, they need to know China lost a sub last June 15th, 2024, in a Chinese port. https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/27/china-humiliated-accidentally-sinking-nuclear-submarine-21694498/ Ooops.

In 2023, China lost another submarine 55 dead. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/chinas-nuclear-submarine-suffers-catastrophic-failure-55-dead-report-4448320

Both Chinese subs were recovered. Unless the Type 093 flooded it will probably be repaired and placed back into service. Subs like a Type 093 have hulls upwards of 75 mm thick. A grounding won't damage the pressure hull. If it was an air system malfunction that killed the crew that tells you the boat didn't flood.

The newer sub under construction will be de watered and its construction completed. It is not the first sub to sink pier side while under construction or overhaul.

Yes, a nuclear submarine is the answer to North Korea's problems. A country that has it's priorities up their leader's large rear end.

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