North Korea first revealed a nuclear -powered submarine under construction in images released by the state media on Saturday (8). North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the great shipyards to inspect the projects of building the naval vessels.
According to state television KRT, the North Korean leader emphasized the
Kim stated that nuclear weaponry were crucial to the country’s sovereignty, limited by the sea on the east and west, according to KRT.
Kim also said that the country would not tolerate maritime and underwater military activities being performed by enemies, such as implementation of strategic assets.
He also added that his maritime defense would not be limited to a particular area, but would cover how necessary to maintain peace.
In February, the North Korean leader reaffirmed the state television KRT.
Nuclear submarines are moved by nuclear reactors that convert high pressure vapor water that rotates turbines to boost submarines.
In this category there are also types of attack submarines and ballistic missile submarines – often called boomers – which have nuclear weapons, with nuclear warheads in their ballistic missiles. Better
In 2023, North Korea launched its first operational and sent it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The information was confirmed by the country’s state press.
Analysts said the ship seemed to be a modified submarine of the Romeo class of the Soviet era, that North Korea acquired from China in the 1970s and began producing in the domestic market. According to them, the project, with 10 launch tubes halves, showed that he was probably armed with ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
At the time, experts explained that those weapons would not add much value to the country’s most robust nuclear forces, because the old submarines used as the new design core are relatively noisy, slow and are limited, which means they may not survive for so long to war.
North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs are prohibited by the United Nations Security Council resolutions, and the release of the submarine in 2023 attracted the conviction of South Korea and Japan.
With information from Reuters.
