North Korea Claims the ROK Did Not Really Launch an SLBM

This sounds like childish jealousy from the North Koreans:

South Korea’s homegrown submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is test-fired from the Navy’s 3,000-ton-class Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine on Sept. 15, 2021, in this photo provided by the Ministry of National Defense. (

North Korea on Monday questioned whether South Korea’s newly unveiled submarine-launched ballistic missile is a real SLBM, claiming even if it is, the “clumsy product” is just in the elementary development stage and cannot serve as an effective means of attack.

The chief of the North’s Academy of National Defense made the claim in an article carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), days after South Korea unveiled its first homegrown SLBM by announcing the successful test-launch from the 3,000-ton-class Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine.

“The disclosed pictures show that the weapon has the structure and shape of a typical ground-to-ground tactical ballistic missile. Though the photos could have deliberately been retouched for secrecy, the missile in the picture looked somewhat like a poor weapon without all its shape and far from an underwater weapon,” agency chief Jang Chang-ha said. “What was shown in the pictures was clearly not SLBM.”

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but what this does mean is that what little resources the DPRK does have they will likely now pour into SLBM development, not because they really need it, but to keep up with the ROK.

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setnaffa
setnaffa
3 years ago

Do the Japanese have an SLBM (Sushi Lunch Bar Menu) too?

Sounds delicious!!

Here’s a photo from Philly:comment image

Korean Man
Korean Man
3 years ago

No, the Japanese do not have SLBM, as they tried to develop one, but failed miserably. They do not have the technology as they think they seriously overestimate themselves as usual.

As for North Korea, who cares about them?

What matters most is what the US needs to do next. Stop this ridiculous restrictions on South Korea to make the nuke powered sub. The US gave Australia the entire blue print to the technology. That’s fine. But all South Korea want is for the US to stop opposing South Korea developing its own nuke powered subs, and South Korea will do the rest.

Moose Knuckle
Moose Knuckle
3 years ago

I believe Korean Man wants the US to open the floodgates so South Korea can nuke Japan.

johnhenry
johnhenry
3 years ago

The4 Japanese SDF, AFIK, do not have ballistic missiles. They do have defenses against ballistic missiles, though.

setnaffa
setnaffa
3 years ago

Excellent point JH!

And the Chysanthemum Crowd do have a fantastic Sushi Lunch Bar Menu, which, unlike the juvenile missile-envy contest described above, can truly satisfy their wimmin…

Something our Chinabots apparently have no experience with…

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