이번주 시사영어 강의 기사 : 진수식 때 뒤집힌 북한 대형 군함

[조국현]

이번 주에는

북한의 초대형 군함이 진수식 때 김정은이 지켜보는 가운데 뒤집혔다는 내용을 가지고

영어훈련하겠습니다.

북한이 위험한 '사이드 진수'를 진행한 이유와 실패 원인이 무엇일까요?

(맨 아래에 '사이드 진수' 성공 동영상 참조)

[빨간색 부분은 강의 듣기 전에 먼저 고민해 보세요. 영어 고수가 되기 위한 훈련입니다]

[영어훈련 하면서 글쓴이의 논리를 감상하시면, 여러분의 논리력도 강해집니다]

The Risky ‘Side Launch’ That Doomed Kim Jong Un’s New Warship

The unconventional technique for launching big military vessels points to North Korea’s haste in modernizing its outdated navy and lack of resources

By Dasl Yoon

A week ago, Kim Jong Un traveled to North Korea’s “City of Iron,” home to a major industrial shipyard where a hulking warship awaited him. A VIP podium had been erected alongside the port for the vessel’s launch. Officials waited in anticipation.

But the moment of celebration turned into calamity. 

The 5,000-ton destroyer lost its balance as it lurched into the water, toppling over and embarrassing Kim, who seeks to modernize his Soviet-era naval fleet. Four North Korean officials have been detained over the mishap, according to state media, which called it an “unpardonable crime.”

What has become clearer in the aftermath is how an unconventional choice of launch method, Kim’s rushed timetable and a top-heavy warship overladen with weapons systems was a recipe for disaster, according to satellite-imagery analysis, naval experts and North Korea’s official statements.

“I haven’t seen a failure like this one,” said Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The 470-feet-long warship had been built  at a port in the northeastern city of Chongjin, a major cargo hub near the Russian border. North Korea’s largest steel mill sits nearby. Vessels carrying oil and wheat dot the surrounding waterways. 

Days before the May 21 launch, satellite imagery showed the vessel alongside the dock, resting on a sloped ramp designed to slide it side first into the water.

This setup meant North Korea had chosen to attempt a risky “side launch,” as opposed to other, more common methods. The country hadn’t before been observed attempting the method with other military vessels, according to 38 North, a website that analyzes North Korea. The movement requires precise calculations predicting the ship’s center of gravity and the launch angle.

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[The 2013 side launch of the USS Milwaukee ]