North Korea announces development of a nuclear submarine

North Korea unveils what it says is a nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea has unveiled for the first time what it says is a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US.
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The submarine could significantly escalate security concerns on the Korean peninsula and in the Taiwan Strait, experts say North Korea's construction of a nuclear-powered submarine could significantly escalate security concerns on the peninsula and in the Taiwan Strait,
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Yonhap, a South Korean news agency, said this was the first time Pyongyang had publicly disclosed the construction of such a vessel. In 2021, Kim pledged to introduce a nuclear-power submarine in response to what he called escalating military threats from the U.S., and Washington will no doubt be concerned about the development.
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