North Korea's Kim Jong Un inspects a ton-class nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine.

KCNA reported on the 25th that Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs Commission, provided on-site guidance for the construction of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine.

Timely Countermeasures

According to the report, Kim Jong Un emphasized the importance of the nuclear strategic attack submarine construction work and clarified the firm will and strategic-tactical policy to continue vigorously advancing the naval nuclear armament. Kim Jong Un stated that South Korea's nuclear submarine development plan intensifies instability in the Korean Peninsula region and seriously infringes upon North Korea's national security.

Kim Jong Un also specifically learned about the progress of research on newly developed underwater secret weapons and presented strategic conceptions regarding the reorganization of naval forces and the establishment of new units.

US Nuclear Submarine Appears in Busan, North Korea Warns of "Timely Countermeasures"

KCNA reported on the 25th that a spokesperson for the North Korean Ministry of National Defense issued a statement on the 24th, saying that the United States recently attempted to bring serious nuclear instability factors to North Korea's security environment, and North Korea will consider taking countermeasures against US nuclear force demonstrations.

On the 23rd, a US Navy attack nuclear submarine entered the Busan operational base in South Korea under the pretext of crew rotation and replenishment of military supplies.

As early as November 7, the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier battle group "USS George Washington" entered South Korea. This US action seriously aggravated military tension and instability in the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.

North Korea will vigorously enhance its defense capabilities to safeguard national interests, will consider taking countermeasures against US nuclear force demonstrations, and will choose the method and timing of their implementation based on symmetric and asymmetric principles.

New High-Altitude Long-Range Air Defense Missile

On December 24, North Korea test-fired a new high-altitude long-range air defense missile under development. This was North Korea's first test launch of the new high-altitude long-range air defense missile, observed on-site by Kim Jong Un.

The North Korean side stated that this test launch was the first one to conduct a tactical and technical evaluation of the high-altitude long-range air defense missile system under development. The launched air defense missile accurately struck a hypothetical high-altitude target set at 200 kilometers away.

Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs Commission, observed the test launch and congratulated its complete success.