An exclusive released today by the New York Times has revealed details about an until-now unknown failed top-secret operation carried out by the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six against North Korea in 2019, under direction orders from President Donald J. Trump. The goal of the operation was said to have been the installation of surveillance equipment capable of eavesdropping on communications made by North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un, during at the time, ongoing high-level nuclear talks with the United States.
During the operation, SEALs infiltrated the waters around North Korea using several mini-subs deployed from a nuclear-powered submarine at around midnight in February 2019, landing on the shore wearing black wetsuits and night-vision goggles. However, moments later, a boat appeared out of the dark, with flashlights sweeping over the shore and the water. Fearing that they had been spotted, the SEALs opened fire, killing everyone on the boat, who later turned out to be North Korean fishermen. The SEALs then retreated back to the mini-sub, declaring the mission a failure.