A REAL STRATEGIC
RIVAL
The publication of a new development by the North
Korean Navy has sent shivers down the spine of the West. How much could this
affect Anglo-American expectations of strategic control of the Indo-Pacific?
By Sidney Hey
It is
characteristic of the Anglo-American elites and their European partners
(sponsors of Zionism in Palestine) to belittle, underestimate and even laugh at
peoples outside their cultural and ideological sphere. This aura of superiority
and arrogance usually comes crashing down when they realise that there were no
grounds for such beliefs. Today, North Korea is in the news for announcing the
development of its first nuclear-powered submarine with a displacement capacity
of 8,700 tonnes and an operational capacity that puts it on a par with American
and Russian submarines of the same type.
The backward, voluntaristic and even antiquated Koreans have dealt
another blow to Western supremacists by demonstrating the advantages of
cultivating Eastern discipline and perseverance.
Certainly, defence officials and the Pentagon are kicking themselves,
deeply concerned by the announcement. This is not a new model of diesel-powered
submarine or a Korean adaptation of a European (German) submarine. It is a
locally developed, advanced technology that Westerners did not expect to see
for at least another 15 years. Surely the ‘agency’ through its extension in
Seoul and NATO's electronic intelligence operating from Singapore have been
aware of North Korean developments but without knowing the details of their
progress. But those who are already up in arms are their AUKUS lackeys, who are
the US naval vanguard in the Indo-Pacific and Japan Sea waters. If they already
had problems monitoring the movements of conventional SINPO-class submarines
with ballistic missile launch capabilities, now they will have to be careful
not to cause any clumsy provocations.
It is necessary to remember that only those who take the strategic
interests of their nations seriously and are aware of their situation will be
able to survive the attempts of aggressive powers to impose their will. It is
also true that in this new era with the development of AI, weapons are not
enough to extort and punish a nation rebelling against the designs of the
empire, but they will undoubtedly carry a lot of weight in critical situations
to protect themselves of aggression such as that faced by Iraq in 1991-2003,
Libya in 2010, or currently looming over Venezuela.
Pyongyang has never allowed itself to be intimidated by Atlanticist
threats and has resisted the sanctions imposed unilaterally by the US, which,
let us say once again, are illegal and lack any legal basis, demonstrating that
there is still work to be done by international judicial bodies. Similarly,
these sanctions are a veritable weapon of mass destruction for the people, with
slow but bloody long-term effects, designed to wear down the tolerance of their
inhabitants and bring their governments to collapse.
For decades, North Korea has tolerated a suffocating battery of
sanctions that have impacted the quality of life of Koreans for generations.
Despite these circumstances, Kim Jong-un's government has maintained his
father's policy based on constant technological and scientific development
focused on defence, currently boosted by special assistance from the Russian
Federation, with whom they have established mutual cooperation agreements that
have been reinforced by the valuable help of the North Korean People's Army in
the recovery and demining of large areas of the Kursk Oblast.
There is no doubt that Russian naval knowledge and technological
contributions, with all that this entails, are involved in the development of
this large submarine. To mention just one example, there is no doubt that the
submarine will be equipped with Russian-designed nuclear propulsion, which is
widely tested and performs very well. This feature tells us that North Korea
will now have submarines that can operate and remain submerged for months, with
the capacity to launch strategic missiles right under the enemy's nose. At the
same time, it could represent a powerful strategic asset in limiting Western
intentions to access the Arctic.
There is no doubt that at this moment, nervousness at the RAN
headquarters in Russell, Canberra, has prompted them to quickly call their
colleagues in London and Washington, who, surely to calm their anxiety, have
told them, ‘Don't worry, we'll be there if anything happens.’
This is not good news for Tokyo and the administration of Takaichi Sanae
either, who, with Washington DC's permission and surely to gauge reactions from
Beijing, has recently been trying to provoke the Chinese over the Taiwan issue,
claiming that her country could take part if China intervenes on the island.
Although no similar announcements have been made, the Council of Ministers'
approval of a record increase (9.5% compared to 2025) of €48.848 billion in the
defence budget, which includes the construction of unmanned aircraft and
missile systems, gives Beijing and Pyongyang reason to prepare.
However, the announcement of North Korea's new potential puts a new
offensive-defensive advantage on the table for Pyongyang, which, in the face of
aggression, with the possibility of responding in a crushing manner and from an
undetectable location without having to depend on the international parody
represented by malleable, useless and corrupt organisations such as the United
Nations, not to mention the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is
concerned about some (driven by a prejudice directed from Washington) and turns
a blind eye to the most dangerous states that are part of the club of friends.
