Maybe that's what's got their panties in a bunch these days.Pyongyang has presumably lost a military submarine, US intelligence sources say. The incident comes as a joint South Korea-US military exercise is underway in the region.
Uh oh. Pudgy's going to be pi$$ed. That crew better stay dead.
The Pentagon has been watching the North Korean search for the vessel ever since it went missing, through satellites, aircraft and vessels, three US military officials said, as cited by CNN.
Did they send out the other sub?
The sources could not determine whether the submarine has sunk or was adrift, however they believe it had "suffered some type of failure during an exercise."
Assuming he could fit down the hatch, maybe Pudgy was onboard to direct the effort himself and it sank under his weight.
"About a week ago it went missing and the speculation is that it sank," an unnamed US official told USNI News. "The North Koreans have not made an attempt to indicate there is something wrong or that they require help or some type of assistance," he added.
Just ignore them for now. They're known for that kind of thing. If they want help, they'll let you know by trying to extort it.
The South Korean Defence Ministry is currently investigating the matter, AFP reports, citing ministry officials. The Pentagon declined to comment on the matter, the agency says.
Maybe the door weatherstripping on the rusty hatch wasn't a good idea after all?
Tensions in the region are growing as the US and South Korea hold joint military drills involving over 15,000 Korean and 300,000 American troops. The exercise reportedly includes mastering ways to repel a possible North Korean nuclear threat. North Korea has already threatened to conduct a "pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice" unless the two countries stop the exercise.
People who live in one-bomb countries shouldn't be threatening superpowers with nuclear annihilation, I always say.
Moreover, Pyongyang launched two short-range missiles on Thursday into the Sea of Japan in order to disrupt the drill.
"We're already seeing North Korea starting to issue threats: If the US doesn't stop these exercises or doesn't cancel these exercises, North Korea may take appropriate action," said Bruce Klingner, a Korea expert at the Washington-based Heritage Foundation think tank, as quoted by the Marine Times.
Any relation to Max Klinger?