Kim Jong Un inspects North Korea’s first under-construction ‘nuclear-powered submarine’ - Naval vessel appears to be a 6,000-ton-class or 7,000-ton-class one, which can carry about 10 missiles, an exp

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported Saturday, saying that "radically" boosting the navy was a key part of Pyongyang's defensive strategy.

North Korea has unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the U.S. North Korean State media on Saturday released photos showing what it called “a nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine,

N. Korean leader inspects nuclear-powered submarine construction This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 8, 2025, shows leader Kim Jong-un visiting a major shipyard to inspect the progress of building a nuclear-powered submarine.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, warning that his country's maritime defense capability will be "fully" projected "in any necessary waters without limitation,