North Korea's Navy is Getting Dangerous. And More.

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Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts 00:00 Introduction 00:57 North Korea's Navy is Getting Dangerous 11:36 China is Testing the Waters in the Taiwan Strait 20:49 Kenyan Weapons In Sudan 30:37 Sergei Tikhanovsky Released from Belarusian Prison (References) North Korea: https://beyondparallel.csis.org/north-korea-launches-the-choe-hyon-guided-missile-destroyer/ https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/kim-jong-un-claims-his-capsized-warship-is-fixed-cde2b721?mod=world_feat2_asia_pos2 https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/why-kim-jong-un-cant-accept-failure-with-his-warships-d7388d39?mod=article_inline https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/kim-jong-uns-new-warship-capsizes-at-launch-due-to-absolute-carelessness-ef8024c1?mod=article_inline https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-shows-off-advanced-new-submarine-11563879133?mod=article_inline https://defensetalks.com/north-koreas-naval-modernization-russian-support/ https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/04/30/strategic_implications_of_north_koreas_expanding_naval_ambitions_1107120.html https://www.heritage.org/missile-defense/commentary/north-koreas-submarine-launched-ballistic-missiles-slbms-deserve-our https://www.csis.org/analysis/north-korea-announces-nuclear-powered-submarine-development https://www.nknews.org/2025/03/north-korea-releases-first-photos-of-new-nuclear-powered-missile-submarine/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-launches-new-tactical-nuclear-attack-submarine-kcna-2023-09-07/ https://defensetalks.com/north-koreas-naval-modernization-russian-support/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14268921/The-meat-grinder-strategy-North-Korean-troops-sent-boost-Russian-forces-used-human-detectors-Ukrainian-fields.html https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2024/north-korea-joins-russian-naval-exercises-as-observer-for-the-first-time https://www.wsj.com/world/vladimir-putin-north-korea-visit-kim-jong-un-171a10d7?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAgeJ_ZBI4yK-L4iIR_-rU3Lm24cybZ0Nh9dAp5mjdHFnrxv0idxebiH8n6SWuw%3D&gaa_ts=685c929b&gaa_sig=Zcg3RGLz9lDeXEX6jTwvohFW3d6l4tzoA0eT-lCAMGmkA5gSV5L6ft8psNE-LF_tK-3gFOH-AV510RmZGEBLvQ%3D%3D https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-new-warship-choe-hyon-aided-russia-tech-concern-2025-4 https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastienroblin/2025/05/31/russia-gave-north-korea-its--pantsir-air-defense-truck/ Taiwan: Auralian Broadcasting Corporation - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/is-china-cutting-taiwan-internet-cables-as-psychological-warfare/105281582 Taiwan Insight - https://taiwaninsight.org/2024/10/02/the-most-critical-resilience-questions-of-them-all-taiwans-undersea-cables/ Politico - https://www.politico.eu/article/taiwan-china-undersea-cables-attack-international-telecom-cargo-ship-eu-russia/ Light Reading - https://www.lightreading.com/security/taiwan-seeks-korean-help-after-latest-suspicious-cable-cut TWZ - https://www.twz.com/news-features/taiwan-coast-guard-blames-chinese-owned-ship-for-cutting-undersea-communications-cable UK Parliament - https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7937/defence-in-the-grey-zone/#:~:text=In%20November%202024%20the%20re,ability%20to%20work%20cross%2Ddepartmentally. GOV.UK - https://stratcommand.blog.gov.uk/2021/04/26/getting-to-grips-with-grey-zone-conflict/ China Strategic Risks Institute - https://www.csri.global/research/testing-the-waters France 24 - https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250114-nato-baltic-leaders-set-to-boost-security-after-cable-sabotage BBC News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy3zy9jvd4o Just Security - https://www.justsecurity.org/113221/chinas-shadow-fleet-war-on-taiwans-undersea-cables/ UK Parliament - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/seabed-warfare-protecting-the-uks-undersea-infrastructure/