North Korea reveals the nuclear -powered submarine for the first time

Seoul, South Korea (AP)-North Korea first unveiled a nuclear powered submarine, an arms system that could pose a major security threat to South Korea and the United States

On Saturday, the Government Information Agency released photos showing what was called “a strategic nuclear -powered rocket -propelled missile submarine”, as the visits of leader Kim Jong Un mentioned the main shipbuilding basins where warships are built.

The Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA, did not provide details about the submarine, but said that Kim was briefed on its construction.

Moon Kyun Sick, a submarine expert in South Korea, a submarine expert in South Korea, is studying at Hanang University in Seoul. He said that the use of the term “directed strategic missiles” means that it will carry weapons capable of nuclear weapons.

“It will be completely threatening us and the United States,” Moon said.

“We are aware of these claims and we have no additional information to be submitted at this time,” said Brian Hughes spokesman Brian Hughes.

“The United States is committed to the full sincerity of North Korea,” said Hughes.

The nuclear energy submarine was among the long -standing wishes of advanced weapons that Kim pledged to present during a major political conference in 2021 to deal with what he called military threats to the United States. The other weapons were Strong, solid cross -strong ballistic missiles, High -rise weapons, satellites spy and Multi -war missiles. North Korea has since performed a set of test activities.

North Korea, which gets greater ability to launch missiles from underwater, is a worrying development, because it is difficult for its competitors to discover such launches in advance.

Questions about how North Korea appears, which is a poor country and a great punishment, which may get resources and technology to build nuclear powered submarines.

Moon, a submarine expert, said North Korea may have received Russian technological assistance to build a nuclear reactor for use in the submarine in exchange for providing weapons and traditional forces to support Russia War efforts against Ukraine.

He also said that North Korea could launch a submarine within a year or two to test its ability before its actual publication.

North Korea has between 70-90 diesel submarines in one of the largest fleets in the world. However, it is mostly an age that is able to launch the torpedoes and mines only, not missiles.

In 2023, North Korea said it launched what the first he called. The submarine of the tactical nuclear attack“But foreign experts questioned the North Declaration and speculated that it was likely to be a diesel submarine that was disclosed in 2019. Moon said there was no confirmation that he had been published.

North Korea has made a large number of The ballistic missile tests that are launched under the water Since 2016, but all launch operations have been performed from the same submarine with an area of ​​2000 tons that contain one launch tube. Many experts call it a test platform, instead of an operating submarine in the active service.

In recent days, North Korea has been asking for it Fiery speech Against the United States and South Korea before the next Annual military training It is scheduled to start on Monday.

During his visits to shipbuilding basins, Kim said that North Korea is aiming to update surface ships of water and underwater underwater ships. He stressed the need to make “overwhelming warships that do not match their mission” to contain “the increasing thermal boat diplomacy of the hostile forces,” KCNA reported on Saturday.