#美尼米兹航母打击群位东海活动 #
Text/Junjian
On the 28th, CCTV reported that the DPRK media confirmed that the DPRK army had conducted a second underwater strategic weapon test on the 25~27th, and on the 27th, the DPRK army also launched missiles.
(Previously released by the DPRK)
The Russian Satellite News Agency also reported that the North Korean army has successively conducted tests of unmanned vehicles for underwater nuclear attack. Among them, on the 21~23rd, the DPRK army conducted the first test, the unmanned submersible lurked in the Sea of Japan at a depth of about 100m for nearly 60 hours, and simulated the strike on the enemy's port, simulating a nuclear warhead lurking in the Sea of Japan for three days before exploding. The Western press believes that this means of underwater nuclear strike is mainly used against the sea fleet, but also can be used to provoke a nuclear tsunami when hitting a port.
(North Korean nuclear torpedo)
The timing of the DPRK's second announcement of the underwater nuclear test is very sensitive, because the South Korean side has confirmed that the US aircraft carrier "Nimitz" and its strike group have arrived in the East China Sea area and are about to pour into the port of Busan. At present, the military operations of the United States and South Korea are being intensively carried out, and the DPRK has also continuously responded toughly by launching missiles and other means, and the DPRK announced its nuclear torpedo test for the second time, which is a clear warning to the US aircraft carrier strike group.
(U.S. aircraft carrier)
Nuclear torpedoes have a very large role in deterring opponent aircraft carrier strike groups, because this equipment is launched on the bottom of the sea, it is very difficult to intercept, in the case of Russia's "Poseidon" nuclear torpedo, if it hits the aircraft carrier, it may produce a huge super tsunami, and it will release a large amount of nuclear radiation. This would cause fatal damage to the entire carrier strike group. Even if the aircraft carrier is not destroyed, the radioactive contamination produced can cause the entire aircraft carrier battle group to lose combat effectiveness and may even be scrapped.
(Iran also regularly simulates strikes on U.S. aircraft carriers.)
The United States can be said to have the deepest experience of nuclear strike means to deter aircraft carriers and other maritime forces, because for a long time after the end of World War II, the United States itself conducted dozens of nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, including high-energy nuclear tests such as hydrogen bombs, and in the process, the United States also witnessed the huge impact of nuclear explosions on the fleet.
(Bikini Atoll Submarine Nuclear Explosion)
The United States conducted a test of an undersea nuclear bomb explosion at Bikini Atoll, and as a result, a large area of the surrounding sea and air space was affected. The explosion inspired a column of water that reached a height of more than 1 mile, set off 2 million tons of water, and also triggered super waves. At that time, a number of warships and ships were parked in the area where the hydrogen bomb exploded, and as a result, many of these ships were damaged, and 9 ships were directly destroyed.
(Super waves from nuclear explosions)
Such a super giant as the battleship "Arkansas" was directly rolled up by the super wave and sank in an instant. Another giant ship, the Saratoga, with a displacement of more than 38,000 tons, was also hit hard by the waves, and the ship slowly sank beyond salvage. The sailors were barred from entering the blast zone because of deadly radiation. In addition to the enormous explosive power of the U.S. nuclear test, it also created long-term nuclear contamination in areas such as Bikini Atoll, a problem that still exists today.
(Fish that produce mutations)
North Korea's test may not be as powerful as the U.S. and Russian nuclear explosions, but it is enough to pose a lethal deterrent to the U.S. fleet. Something like a nuclear warhead, if it is close enough, will not help even if it is detected in advance, because radioactive waves caused by the explosion will still bring shock.
This also shows from another angle how serious the crisis created by the United States on the peninsula is, and if it were not for the fact that the US military had been stirring up trouble here for a long time, then the relations between the DPRK and the ROK would not have been so tense, and the situation on the peninsula would have been much more stable. The United States should stop sooner and stop creating a crisis.