US EditionNorth Korea's Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch, KCNA says
Kim Jong Un emphasized accelerating nuclear naval armament and condemned South Korea's nuclear submarine plans as a regional threat amid ongoing strategic missile tests.
- On Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, North Korean state media released images showing Kim Jong Un inspecting a largely completed 8000-tonne-class nuclear-propelled submarine hull.
- After US backing for Seoul's submarine plans in October, Kim Jong Un said South Korea's nuclear submarine effort severely violates North Korea's security, prompting a counter response first discussed at the 2021 ruling party congress.
- Photographs from inside the assembly hall indicate that most of the equipment has already been installed and it is just about ready to be launched into the water, said Moon, a former submarine officer in the South Korean navy.
- Analysts warn it could enable hard-to-detect underwater missile launches, and Moon says sea tests could occur within months while Hong Min estimates a launch within about two years.
- Given sanctions and limited resources, experts caution full nuclear-submarine development may take a decade, though ties with Russia may have provided crucial technology, and pictures of Kim Ju Ae prompt succession speculation.
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North Korean media show the progress of Pyongyang's first atomic submarine. The com unista leader talks about a turning point in deterency, attacks Seoul and strengthens the axis with Moscow
According to the state media, North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un visited a nuclear-powered production plant for submarines. A largely finished hull of a submarine was shown on newly published images.
North Korea releases images of development of nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea showed off its apparent progress in the development of a nuclear-powered submarine. State media released photos of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and his daughter, a potential heir, as they inspected what appears to be a largely completed hull.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea's official state media, said Kim and his daughter visited the shipyard to examine the construction of what it describes as an 8,700-ton-cla…
On Christmas Day, North Korean media showed images of what is said to be a nuclear submarine. The images, provided by state-run KCNA, show dictator Kim Jong-Un inspecting a nuclear-powered submarine that is said to weigh 8,700 tons.
North Korea claims to have taken a new step in the construction of a nuclear powered submarine, images in support broadcast by the state media. Kim Jong-un inspected the nearly completed hull of the...
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