nuke weapons

Seoul, Jan 19, North Korea on Friday said it has tested an underwater nuclear weapons system under development in response to the latest maritime trilateral drills involving South Korea, the US and Japan. According to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the North Korean Defence Ministry said the country conducted an important test of the Haeil-5-23 in the East Sea, denouncing this week's naval drills involving a US nuclear aircraft carrier as "reckless confrontation hysteria". The KCNA did not disclose details, including the weapons's specifications and the test date, reports Yonhap News Agency. "Our army's underwater nuke-based countering posture…