Unsuccessful 2019 Navy SEAL mission left unarmed North Koreans dead
By
Shania Shelton
Updated 1 hr 28 min ago
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, in the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on June 30, 2019.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and President ...
A 2019 mission in North Korea, which intended to have Navy SEALs plant an electronic device to intercept communications of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, resulted in an unsuccessful operation that left unarmed North Koreans dead, according to a report from the New York Times on Friday.
The mission, which took place during President Donald Trump’s first term, required the president’s direct approval, the Times reports, and came amid high-level nuclear talks between the US and North Korea.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/politics/north-korea-navy-seal-mission-nyt
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