Photo: A Romeo class submarine ⓒ www.submarine.id.ruNorth’s Submarines Go Off The Radar -- Korea Joong Ang Daily
After Pyongyang threatened to wage “special action” against Seoul, a number of North Korean submarines have disappeared, a South Korean government official told the JoongAng Ilbo.
“Eight or nine submarines of the North’s East Sea Fleet are missing from our radar,” the high-ranking South Korean official said on Monday. “We are figuring out whether the submarines are conducting a military drill or an actual mission.
“The missing submarines vary in size, from the 1,000-ton shark-class vessel to a former Soviet Romeo-class one (1,300 ton),” the official added.
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My Comment: Any bets that South Korean and U.S. naval ships in the region are now on high alert?
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