North Korea makes progress on its first nuclear-powered submarine

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North Korea makes progress on its first nuclear-powered submarine  A nuclear-powered submarine was one item on a wish list of sophisticated weaponry that Kim Jong-un announced during a political conference in 2021. Other arms included solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, spy satellites and multi-warhead missiles.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/25/north-korea-makes-progress-on-its-first-nuclear-powered-submarine  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00North Korea released photographs showing the progress allegedly made on a nuclear-powered

00:06submarine. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the burgundy-colored hull of the

00:12vessel inside an assembly hall. He was accompanied by senior officials as well as his daughter.

00:18The construction of the submarine comes in a response to South Korea's plan to also acquire

00:23a nuclear-powered submarine, a move which Kim Jong-un described as an offensive act that would

00:29escalate military tensions in the region. The North Korean leader said the South Korean plan

00:34demonstrated why North Korea's army needs to modernize.

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