South Korea launched its first missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North. The $700 million,
SEOUL – South Korea launched its first missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North.
The $700 million, 3,000-ton Dosan Ahn Chang-ho is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles. It is the first of three diesel-electric boats planned to go into service in the next five years.
It represents a “leap forward” in the country’s defense industry, President Moon Jae-in told a launch ceremony at the Daewoo shipyard where it was designed and built. “Peace through power is the unwavering security strategy of this government.”
Moon will head to Pyongyang in the coming week for a third summit with the North’s leader, Kim Jong Un, as U.
