N. Korea launches first operational tactical nuclear attack submarine ahead...

N. Korea launches first operational tactical nuclear attack submarine ahead 75th founding anniversary 북, 첫 ’전술핵공격잠수함’ 건조 SLBM•핵어뢰 장착 추정 North Korea claims it has launched its first tactical nuclear attack submarine, with the launching ceremony observed by its leader Kim Jong-un. However, the South Korean military says the vessel is not fit for normal operations. Our North Korean affairs correspondent Lee Rae-hyun explains. North Korea has launched what it is calling its first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine“ ahead of the 75th founding anniversary. North Korea’s state media on Friday reported that submarine number 841 named Hero Kim Kun Ok after a North Korean historical figure, was assigned to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. But Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said