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North Korea’s submarine fleet is a big threat

By Tom Rogan
Published August 1, 2017 6:14pm ET
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North Korea’s submarine fleet is a big threat
While the U.S. Navy has approximately 30 attack submarines in the Pacific (though some are always in maintenance), the South Koreans have only about 15, and Japan around 17. (AP Photo/Kim Jae-hwan, Pool) | KIM JAE-HWAN

On Monday, CNN reported “highly unusual” North Korean submarine activity. Put simply, Kim Jong Un’s regime is deploying more submarines in different ways and on longer missions.

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