North Korea announced on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China that the first self -built tactical nuclear attack submarine has officially become a army and will be stationed in the sea area between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.Some evaluations believe that North Korea's submarine ballistic missiles have entered the actual deployment stage, but the Korean army judged that the submarine was "unable to operate normally."
The North Korean Society reported on Friday (September 8) that North Korea held a launch ceremony of the Jinjunyu Heroes Tactical Nuclear Tactical Nuclear Attack Submarine on Wednesday (6th), which was hosted by the leader Kim Jong -un.
Kim Jong -un: urgency of naval nuclear arms
Kim Jong -un said that the navy nuclear militaryization is an urgent issue of the times. It should accelerate the pace of submitting tactical underwater and water ships to the navy, so that the navy can successfully implement its strategic mission.
It is speculated that North Korea's first tactical nuclear attack submarine was converted from the existing Rome European -class submarine (3,000 tons), equipped with at least 10 transmitted tubes.Four of them are larger than the other six, which may be designed for missile launch.
South Korea ’s Central Daily believes that in addition to the latent missiles, North Korea also considers installing nuclear torpedo“ tsunami ”in nuclear submarines.
Although Jin Junyu Hero is not a nuclear -powered submarine, Kim Jong -un emphasized: "What kind of armed forces are equipped. Equipment nuclear weapons, that is, nuclear submarines. North Korea will continue to promote the nuclear militaryization of the North Korean Navy."
South Korea Culture Daily pointed out that although Kim Junyu Heroes has not yet been verified, if it can be achieved, it will not only pose a great threat to the United States and Japan."
Korean Army: Preliminary Research Nuclear Submarine "Unable to Operate Normally"
However, the South Korean military said that it has analyzed the Korean tactical nuclear submarine. From the perspective of the appearance, the initial judgment nuclear submarine was modified in the bridge and other parts in order to load missiles to expand the space, but overall, as a whole"Can't operate normally."
The Korean military said that it is currently observing whether North Korea has signs of "deception or exaggeration."
In addition, at the launching ceremony of North Korea's first tactical nuclear attack submarine, it was not the first lady, Li Xuezhu, but the North Korean Foreign Minister Cui Shanji presided over the "throwing ceremony", which attracted attention.
DPRK reported on the 8th that Cui Shanji cut off the cable between the table and the new ship with an ax, and smashed the champagne bottle on the hull to hold a ritual of praying for sailing safety.
Hong Yan, the chief research member of the South Korean Institute of Research, believes that Cui Shanji was surprised at attending the launching ceremony, and she even cut the cable with an ax.This is usually a ritual of the leader's lady or the lady of the ship, which is enough to show that Cui Shanji's stable position in the government.
North Korea proposed the "Five Core for Defense Core Starts" at the Eighth Congress of the Labor Party held in January 2021, namely the development of hypersonic missiles; creating a super large nuclear warhead; increasing the accuracy of the strike in the range of 15,000 kilometers;Intercontinental ballistic missiles that use solid fuel rocket engines are developed; nuclear submarines and submarine nuclear strategic weapons are developed.Only nuclear submarines and super -large nuclear warheads have not been tested in North Korea.
