On Saturday, the state agency KCNA published pictures of North Korean ‘nuclear-powered submarine and strategical guided missile’. Information about the fresh unit came during the visitKim Jong Una in 1 of the shipyards where warships are built North Korea.
North Korea: Kim Jong Un's visit to the shipyard. He was bragging about his fresh ship.
Regime media did not uncover any details on the fresh unit, they limited themselves to the message that the North Korean dictator had been informed of its construction.
– It seems to be 6 or 7 000 tonnes buoyancy vesselwhich may carry on board about 10 rounds said Moon Keun-sik, a South Korean submarine expert who lectures at Hanyang University in Seoul. He explained that the usage of the word ‘strategic guided missiles’ suggests that the unit will transport atomic weapons.
– That would be absolutely Dangerous to Us (South Korea) and for the USA – he assessed Moon.
This is the first specified situation erstwhile Pyongyang presented the plan and appearance of a fresh ship.
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The presentation of the ship seems to be a fulfillment of Kim's announcements, which he announced in 2021 at a legislature ruling the North Korean party. fresh atomic submarine next door intercontinental solid fuel ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, spy satellites and multi-head rockets is to be a consequence to "an escalation of military threats from the US". As the Ukrainian fact portal notes, the fresh ship is 1 of the state of the art weapons systemsKim Jong Un promised to make during the organization reunion.
North Korea has about 70-90 submarines with diesel engines. However, they are mainly older units capable of firing only torpedoes and mines, and not missiles, adds CNN station.
In 2023, North Korea announced that it was launching its first ‘Tactical nuclear-powered submarine’. abroad experts then doubted Pjongjang's statement, speculating that it was most likely about a diesel-powered unit, which was already known in 2019.
During his visit to the shipyard Kim stated that North Korea, along with the construction of fresh ships, intends to simultaneously Modernize existing units – both Water and underwater.
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Source: Associated Press, CNN, Ukrainian Truth
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