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In a bid to counter growing dominance of the US and Asian allies, North Korea launched its new purported nuclear attack submarine, reported North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Friday. The country has been developing the submarine with an aim to create a nuclear armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies.

nuclear attack submarine it has been developing for years, a step leader Kim Jong Un described as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the vessel — named "Hero Kim Kun Ok" — is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater but did not specify the number of missiles it could carry and fire. In his speeches at the vessel's launching ceremony on Wednesday and an onboard inspection on Thursday, Kim expressed satisfaction that the country has acquired its own nuclear attack submarine to counter the advanced naval assets of the U.S., KCNA said. In July, the U.S.

A U.S. official said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for use in its war in Ukraine.

North Korea conducted a simulated tactical nuclear attack drill that included two long-range cruise missiles in an exercise to «warn enemies» the country would be prepared in case of nuclear war, the KCNA state news agency said on Sunday. KCNA said the drill was successfully carried out on Saturday and two cruise missiles carrying mock nuclear warheads were fired towards the West Sea of the Korean peninsula and flew 1,500 km (930 miles) at a preset altitude of 150 meters. Pyongyang also said it would bolster its military deterrence against the United States and South Korea. South Korea's military said the claim of success could be an exaggeration as «not all of them succeeded,» Seoul's Yonhap News reported, citing a senior official at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. KCNA also reportd that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Pukjung Machine Complex, which produces marine engines, and a munitions factory to stress the importance of strengthening Pyongyang's naval forces. «He affirmed that a future plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the WPK (Worker's Party of Korea) would set forth an important modernization of the complex and the development direction of the shipbuilding industry,» a KCNA statement said. It did not specify the date of his visit. The latest missile test came just after the joint annual exercises between South Korea and the United States, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, came to a close on Thursday. It featured air drills with B-1B bombers. North Korea has been stepping up its military deterrence against Washington and Seoul and has criticized last month's summit agreement between the two on improving military cooperations. KCNA said on Aug.

Also Read: North Korea fires missiles after failed satellite launch: State Media "He affirmed that a future plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the WPK (Worker's Party of Korea) would set forth an important modernization of the complex and the development direction of the shipbuilding industry," the KCNA statement said. The statement did not specify the date of his visit.

Russia said on Thursday it intended to develop ties with North Korea, while not confirming a statement by the White House that Russian President Vladimir Putin had exchanged letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The White House said on Wednesday it was concerned that arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea were advancing actively, and said Putin and Kim had written to each other pledging to increase their cooperation.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not answer directly when asked by reporters if the letter exchange had taken place. «Moscow and Pyongyang maintain good, mutually respectful relations. We intend to develop them further.

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The White House said it has new intelligence inputs which shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have traded letters as Russia is seeking weapons from North Korea amid the Ukraine war, AP reported on Wednesday. John Kirby, US National Security Council spokesperson, giving the latest findings said Russia is looking for additional artillery shells and other basic materiel to shore up its defense industrial base, just weeks after White House said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a recent visit to Pyongyang called on North Korean officials to increase the sale of munitions to Moscow for its Ukraine war.

South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the North's eastern waters. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch occurred Wednesday but gave no further details, such as how far the missile flew. The launch came hours after the United States flew long-range B1-B bombers to the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea as part of its annual drills with South Korea. Earlier this week, North Korea's state media said leader Kim Jong Un called for the military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart plans by its rivals to invade.

B-1B bombers for joint drills with South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, as the three allies have stepped up responses to threats from North Korea. A U.S. B-1B flew alongside South Korean FA-50 jets and U.S.

Kim Jong Un called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart plots to invade his country, as he accused the U.S. of conducting «more frantic» naval drills with its allies near North Korea, state media reported Tuesday. The U.S. and South Korean militaries are holding joint summer exercises that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.

COVID pandemic, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has further fortified the country to ensure a complete isolation from the world in terms of news and information. He has built hundreds of kilometers (miles) or upgraded border fences, walls and guard posts since the pandemic began.

North Korea could conduct another spy satellite launch at the end of August or early September, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday, citing the country's intelligence agency. The reclusive state's first military satellite launch in May ended in failure but North Korea has vowed to put another satellite into orbit soon.Yoo Sang-bum, a member of the South Korean parliament, told reporters after meeting the chief of the country's intelligence agency that if North Korea managed to fix defects, there was a chance it would launch the satellite to celebrate the country's founding anniversary on Sept.

AP, this action comes shortly before the commencement of the annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the US, exercises that North Korea perceives as practice for an invasion. Kim's efforts to increase weapons production coincide with U.S.

Kim Jong Un made another inspection tour of major munitions factories and ordered a drastic increase in production of missiles and other weapons, state media said Monday, days before South Korea and the U.S. begin annual military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. Kim's push to produce more weapons also comes as U.S.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations «in an offensive way», including boosting weapons production and conducting more drills, state media reported Thursday. With a cigarette in hand, Kim was shown talking to a room full of uniformed top generals, and pointing at maps, images in state media showed, while he discussed «major military actions» against South Korea at a meeting of the Central Military Commission. The Korean Central News Agency said the agenda of the meeting, which comes just days after Kim inspected key arms factories, was «the issue of making full war preparations» and ensuring «perfect military readiness for a war». The meeting comes as Seoul and Washington prepare for major joint drills later this month, which the North views as rehearsals for invasion and has repeatedly warned could trigger «overwhelming» action in response. At the meeting, Kim dismissed chief of the general staff Pak Su Il, replacing him with Vice Marshal Ri Yong Gil, KCNA said without giving further details.

Kim Jong Un met the Chinese delegation which visited Pyongyang to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and vowed to develop the two countries' relations to a «new high», the North's state media said on Saturday. Kim hosted a reception for the Chinese officials led by Communist Party Politburo member Li Hongzhong on Friday, the North's KCNA news agency said. The Chinese delegation was the first to visit the reclusive state since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kim Jong Un and visiting delegations from China and Russia, North Korean state media reported on Friday. The widely anticipated parade was held on Thursday night to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, celebrated in North Korea as «Victory Day».

Russia's defence minister was photographed this week viewing banned North Korean ballistic missiles with leader Kim Jong Un at a military expo in Pyongyang, signalling deeper ties between the two countries as they face off with the United States. As Russia's isolation over its war in Ukraine has grown, it has seen increasing value in North Korea. For North Korea's part, relations with Russia haven't always been as warm as they were during the heady days of the Soviet Union, but now the country is reaping clear benefits from Moscow's need for friends.

Also read: UN Command engages in talks with North Korea regarding detained US soldier: Report During a banquet in Pyongyang, Shoigu praised the North Korean military as the "most powerful" in the world. This statement was made during his meeting with his North Korean counterpart, Kang Sun Nam, as reported by news agency Yonhap, citing the Korean Central Broadcasting Station (KCBS).

South Korea has warned North Korea that any nuclear attack from the latter's side would mean an «end» of the Kim Jong Un-led regime, Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. Seoul's warning has come after Pyongyang had said the deployment of a US nuclear-capable submarine and other strategic assets here could meet the conditions for its use of nuclear arms.