According to the fresh York Times, the mission took place during Donald Trump's first word and required his direct approval. Preparations lasted for months, and the alleged Red Seal Squadron was active in the operation squad Six – the same unit that carried out the death-end action in 2011 Bin Laden Osamas in Pakistan.
U.S. Mission to North Korea failed. Civilians died.
A risky plan assumed that an American submarine would affect North Korea's territorial waters, followed by 2 miniboats with SEAL operators squad Six will come to shore. The commandos were to sail into the destination and install an electronic device intercepting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's communications.
However, according to the log, an unexpected gathering took place during the mission. American commandos came across a tiny boat with 2 or 3 people. The SEALs opened fire and killed people. They later discovered that they were unarmed civilians, most likely diving in search of crustaceans.
The commandos sank the boat with the bodies and fled unnoticed. The operation was "burned." However, an interior investigation was initiated which concluded that the usage of weapons by the commandos was justified. "New York Times" besides reports that Trump's administration has not informed about the operations of key members of Congress, which sparks additional controversy.
Journal reports caused a storm: according to AFP, the operation of American services almost led to a major global crisis. The Agency besides points out that the publication exposed the impunity with which elite US units operate worldwide.
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Following the publication of the White home and Pentagon newspaper, however, they refused to comment. CNN reports that it has unsuccessfully attempted to get a position besides from the U.S. peculiar Operations Command and the North Korea Permanent typical to the United Nations in fresh York.
Donald Trump himself was asked about the case during a press conference at the Oval Office. I don't know anything about that. Now I hear it for the first time," said the president, although according to NYT, this kind of action had to be authenticated by him.
Pyongyang besides did not make public mention to these reports. Experts quoted by the diary believe that the silence of the North Korean authorities may arise from the reluctance to admit that there has been a gross breach of the safety of the borders of the country.
CNN recalls that the 2019 failed mission took place during a period of peculiar tension in relations between Washington and Pyongyang. 2 years earlier, Donald Trump had warned North Korea that if she continued to endanger the United States, she would encounter "fire and fury the planet has never seen before."
Soon after, the situation changed – in 2018 Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un exchanged letters and compliments, as well as held a series of historical meetings. In 2019, the American leader passed into past as the first incumbent president of the United States to set ft in North Korea's territory, crossing the border in a demilitarized zone.
Joe Biden's administration has chosen another strategy for Pyongyang – based on closer ties with South Korea and force demonstrations, as well as on gradual efforts to denuclearize North Korea.
