US EditionNorth Korea's Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch, KCNA says
Kim Jong Un highlighted the submarine as a key step in nuclear naval modernization amid regional tensions and North Korea's strategic defense expansion plans.
- 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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During Thursday’s day in North Korea, the country presented new images of what would be the first North Korean Navy nuclear submarine. The information was delivered by the state news agency KCNA, detailing a visit by ruler Kim Jong Un to the facilities where the vehicle would be developing. According to KCNA’s report, the ship would weigh a total of 8,700 tons, almost equivalent to much of the Virginia-class American nuclear vessels. During the …
First rockets, then a submarine – and Kim Jong Un in the middle of it. North Korea's leaders are once again staging military strength. But looking closely, there is one question in particular: Is this nuclear submarine actually ready for use – or could it be just a decoy? According to the state news agency KCNA, Kim monitored the test launch of long-range ground-air missiles near the east coast of the country on Wednesday. The missiles had hit a…
Kim Jong Un has visited a shipyard to inspect the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, describing it as a key step in the modernization and nuclear armament of the North Korean navy. North Korea has indicated it intends to arm the submarine with nuclear weapons, describing it as a "strategic guided missile submarine."
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.
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