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For those interested, here's an article on the NK ballistic missile sub: http://www.hisutton.com/North%20Koreas%20next%20Ballistic%20...

And ballistic missile subs of the world: http://www.hisutton.com/Nuclear%20Missile%20Submarines.html



I walked into an NK submarine from 20 years ago. I was not impressed. It had a regular old VCR sitting on a regular shelf like in a motorhome. And construction that would make a Victorian pipefitter blush. It ran aground during routine operations which is not so surprising given the utter lack of precision instruments evident. I would be surprised if in the past 20 years they went from that to a usable nuclear missile platform.

You can see photos from someone else here: http://www.catracing.org/hendrb/out-and-about-in-korea-tongi...


Your link explicitly mentions that the equipment found in this specific vessel is probably not the original one:

Speaking of equipment, it was obvious the submarine was stripped of any useful electronic equipment, such as navigation or communication equipment. In its place were items taken from a dump.

I imagine that all the original equipment was removed and analyzed by a South Korean Intelligence Service before the Sub became accessible to the public.


The artwork is fantastic




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