South Korea Developing A New Class Of Attack Submarines That Will Carry Non-Nuclear Ballistic Missiles

A South Korean navy 'Son Won II' submarine. U.S. Navy

David Axe, Forbes: South Korea Is Packing Submarines With Rockets For Taking Out North Korea’s Nukes

South Korea’s got some weird submarines. And they’re about to get weirder ... and more powerful.

As part of a sweeping, five-year defense plan costing $250 billion, Seoul plans to develop a new class of attack submarine carrying non-nuclear ballistic missiles.

Conventional ballistic missiles are a rarity on submarines. For land-attack missions, most navies arm their undersea boats with cruise missiles, as cruise missiles are more accurate—albeit slower and less powerful—than ballistic missiles are.

But Seoul has some, ahem, unique defense needs owing to the presence on its border of a heavily-armed and belligerent nuclear state. South Korea’s submarines and their hard-hitting ballistic missiles give the country some ability to prevent a North Korean attack.

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WNU Editor: These missiles will be able to strike North Korean targets within minutes.