The submarine was assigned to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan.
The launching ceremony comes as North Korea is set to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding day.
“The submarine-launching ceremony heralded the beginning of a new chapter for bolstering up the naval force of the DPRK,” KCNA said, using the initials of the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. “Achieving a rapid development of our naval forces … is a priority that cannot be delayed given … the enemies’ recent aggressive moves and military acts,” the North Korean leader said in a speech, apparently referring to the US and South Korea.
It was not immediately clear what missiles the new submarine would be armed with. North Korea has test-fired a number of submarine launched ballistic missiles and cruise missiles that can be fired from submarines. “This is likely intended to field the navalised version of the KN23, which they’ve acknowledged as a delivery system for their compact nuclear warhead,” said Ankit Panda of the US-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, citing the short-range SLBM that the North has test-fired.
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