Kim Jong-un has inspected the vessel and vowed to speed up naval improvement
Pyongyang has shared new pictures of its first practically accomplished nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine as North Korean chief Kim Jong-un personally inspected the vessel.
Kim hailed its building as an “epoch-making crucial change,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday.
During his go to, Kim oversaw the development of the 8,700-tonnage strategic guided missile submarine and vowed to proceed to equip the DPRK’s navy with nuclear missiles.
Kim linked the necessity to bolster the nation’s offensive energy with South Korea’s plan to develop its personal nuclear submarine, which has lately been accepted by the US. The North Korean chief claimed Seoul’s plans violate Pyongyang’s safety and maritime sovereignty.
He warned that North Korea’s enemies shall be “forced to pay a dear price when they violate the security of the DPRK’s strategic sovereignty” and can face a “merciless retaliatory attack if they try to select a military option.”
KCNA reported that Kim was additionally briefed on the on-going analysis and improvement of latest “underwater secret weapons.”
The improvement of the brand new submarine comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula, with Pyongyang accusing the US, South Korea, and Japan of undermining its nationwide safety and destabilizing the area by making an attempt to create an “Asian version of NATO” and conducting joint army workout routines.
Seoul and Washington have repeatedly insisted on the denuclearization of the peninsula. In October, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung additionally urged Beijing to play a “constructive role” in establishing peace and discovering “a substantive solution to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.”
Pyongyang, nonetheless, has acknowledged that its nuclear armed forces will “exist forever” as a method of defending its sovereignty, territorial integrity and basic pursuits, dismissing denuclearization as a “pipedream.”
(RT.com)