Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Failed SEAL Team 6 Mission in North Korea
In 2019, a US Navy SEAL team was sent on a secret mission to North Korea.
Their goal was to plant a device to listen to Kim Jong-un's conversations.
The mission was approved by President Trump.
However, the mission went wrong when the SEALs encountered a North Korean boat.
The SEALs opened fire, killing those on board, and then the mission was canceled.
The device was never planted, and the mission failed.
The US government did not tell Congress about the mission.
An investigation was ordered, and the findings were shared with some members of Congress later.
A US Navy SEAL Team 6 mission was launched in North Korea in 2019.
The mission aimed to install a device to intercept Kim Jong-un's communications.
The mission was approved by President Trump.
The SEALs encountered a boat, opened fire, and killed people on board.
The mission was aborted and the device was not planted.
- Who
- US Navy SEAL Team 6
- What
- Attempted to plant a listening device
- When
- Early 2019
- Where
- North Korea
- Why
- To gather intelligence on Kim Jong-un
- Unit Involved
- SEAL Team 6's Red Squadron
- Target
- Kim Jong-un's communications
- Mission
- Install surveillance device
- Location
- North Korea
- Year
- 2019
- Approval
- President Trump
