NOK subs

Here is a news report from this week. In recent weeks, North Korean media have released images of a “newly built submarine” and subsequent analyses researchers and think tanks theorize it is a second Sinpo-class ballistic missile submarine (SSB) that might be capable of launching nuclear ballistic missiles. While the eyes of the world are on the land based missile launches the more serious threat is from under the sea. A sub off the coast of California and one off the coast of New York could hit a half dozen US cities using a first strike strategy. It would mean the end of North Korea but it puts them in a powerful bargaining position.