The Korean Peninsula may be headed toward more uncertainty as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accelerates the development of nuclear-powered submarines and advanced missile systems — moves that experts say are fundamentally reshaping regional security dynamics and driving instability across Northeast Asia.
Kim, who has steered the country away from direct engagement with Seoul while taking an ambiguous stance on talks with US President Donald Trump, has taken to directly criticizing Seoul's nuclear-powered submarine plans and using them to justify Pyongyang's armament drive.
According to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim said that Seoul's plan to build nuclear-powered submarines will "worsen the instability in the region," calling the move a threat to the North's national security.
Kim made the remarks during an on-site inspection of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine under construction. He warned that Seoul’s pursuit of nuclear submarines is an “offensive act that severely violates (North Korea's) security and maritime sovereignty.”
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