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Kim Jong Un’s Yacht Network Supports Submarine Missile Tests

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC · How we work

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Kim Jong Un Yacht

Kim Jong Un uses an 80 m luxury yacht with a swimming pool off Wonsan’s Kalma Peninsula.
The yacht moved from a maintenance yard in early July and stayed through mid-October 2026.
Four additional boats (?50-80 m) were repeatedly seen near Kim’s Wonsan villa.
Analyst Jeong Seong-hak said four smaller boats ferried people, fuel and supplies to the yachts.
Defectors and former officials claim only regime insiders can own or operate vessels of this size.

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North Korea Submarine Launch

North Korea test-fired two submarine-launched cruise missiles on 14 October 2026.
The missiles were launched from the 3,000-ton “Kim Gun-ok Hero” tactical nuclear attack submarine.
Analysts identified the missiles as the “Arrow-2” and “Fire-3-31” models.
Fire-3-31 can carry the Volcano-31 nuclear warhead and reaches up to 2,000 km.
Jang Chang-ha, director of the Missile General Bureau, supervised the test.

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Kim Jong Un Yacht

Kim Jong Un uses an 80 m luxury yacht with a swimming pool off Wonsan’s Kalma Peninsula.
The yacht moved from a maintenance yard in early July and stayed through mid-October 2026.
Four additional boats (?50-80 m) were repeatedly seen near Kim’s Wonsan villa.
Analyst Jeong Seong-hak said four smaller boats ferried people, fuel and supplies to the yachts.
Defectors and former officials claim only regime insiders can own or operate vessels of this size.

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