The giant underwater vessel will threaten America.
Experts suspect that Pyongyang received technological assistance in constructing the submarine from Russia in exchange for sending troops and weapons for the war against Ukraine.
North Korea showcased its first 8,700-ton nuclear submarine. The state agency KCNA showed how the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, inspects it. Western media reports that Russia may have assisted in the construction of the submarine.
Kim Jong Un was briefed on the progress of the submarine's construction. It is noted that its construction is one of the five main tasks for enhancing North Korea's defense capabilities and part of the modernization of its navy.
Kim Jong Un arrived to view the submarine's construction with his daughter Ju Ae and several officials. He stated that the completion of the new nuclear submarine would be an "epoch-making and decisive change" that would strengthen North Korea's confidence in itself and its adversaries regarding the issue of war deterrence.
According to Kim Jong Un, North Korea is building numerous strike destroyers and nuclear submarines and is working to accelerate construction to equip the ships with various weapons.
An expert on the North Korean army from the Korea Institute for National Unification, Hong Min, told the NYT that the completed and welded hull visible in the photo indicates that the submarine may already be equipped with a nuclear reactor.
In appearance, the submarine resembles Russian Delta-class submarines (NATO classification - Delta).
The expert suspects that North Korea received technological assistance in constructing the submarine from Russia in exchange for sending troops and weapons for the war against Ukraine.
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