South Korea: North Korea Torpedoed Ship STRATFOR
April 22, 2010
South Korea’s military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine sank its navy ship last month, based on intelligence gathered jointly with the United States, Reuters reported April 22. The military’s intelligence arm sent the report of “certain” North Korean involvement to the presidential Blue House soon after the incident, Yonhap quoted a high-ranking military source as saying. North Korean submarines are all armed with heavy torpedoes with 200 kg (441 lb) warheads, according to the military source. It is the military intelligence’s assessment that North Korea attacked with a heavy torpedo.
