In this photo taken from March 21 to 23, 2023 and provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea.
In this photo taken from March 21 to 23, 2023 and provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea.
  • North Korea claims it tested an underwater drone that can create a radioactive tsunami.
  • It said it detonated the drone near a mock port on Thursday and "confirmed its lethal strike capability."
  • The announcement on Friday is the first time Pyongyang has publicly mentioned such a weapon.

North Korea claimed on Friday that it tested an underwater nuclear drone that can trigger a "super-scale radioactive tsunami" by exploding in the ocean.