{"id":13655,"date":"2025-03-24T20:19:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T00:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=13655"},"modified":"2025-03-24T20:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T00:19:59","slug":"north-korea-showcases-nuclear-capable-submarine-threats-of-nuclear-confrontation-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2025\/03\/24\/north-korea-showcases-nuclear-capable-submarine-threats-of-nuclear-confrontation-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea Showcases Nuclear Capable Submarine, Threats of Nuclear Confrontation Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin Lotito<\/span><\/p>\n

Staff Writer\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/man-looks-at-a-24-hour-yonhap-news-tv-broadcast-at-seoul-news-photo\/2205537743?adppopup=true\n

North Korea\u2019s news agency released photos showcasing nuclear-capable submarines under construction, <\/span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> reports. The pictures released by the state\u2019s media, show President Kim Jong Un visiting a shipyard where crews appear to be working on a massive nuclear-capable submarine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Until the release of these images, the existence of nuclear-capable submarines in North Korea had not been confirmed. Moon Keun-sik, a South Korean submarine expert, estimates the submarine to be between 6,000 to 7,000 tons, The Associated Press says. He believes a submarine of this class could carry up to ten nuclear missiles. \u201cIt would be absolutely threatening to [South Korea] and the U.S.,\u201d Moon remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n

The release of these images could be in response to United States President Donald Trump\u2019s administration. Officials from North Korea claim there has been nuclear escalation since the start of Trump\u2019s second term in the Oval Office,\u00a0 reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Along with releasing these images, North Korea has taken other measures to flex its nuclear arsenal. In January, the nation tested a strategic cruise missile, <\/span>Reuters<\/span><\/a> reports. North Korea\u2019s state media reported that the missile traveled 1,500 kilometers and flew between 7,507 and 7,511 seconds before striking designated targets.<\/span><\/p>\n

These tests were part of efforts to show \u201cthe enemies, who are seriously violating our security environment and fostering and escalating the confrontation environment,\u201d The Associated Press says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nuclear tensions remain at an all-time high on Korea\u2019s peninsula. In February, South Korean fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight bombs on a South Korean village, reports. The accident, which officials cited as human error, injured 31 people and destroyed nearly 150 houses. While the mistake did not directly impact North Korea, the accident occurred only 15 miles from the demilitarized zone that separates the two countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no need to explain how the situation would have developed if a bomb had been dropped toward the north a little further to cross the border of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” North Korea warned in a statement, <\/span>Korea JoongAng Daily<\/span><\/a> says. \u201cIt is not unreasonable to imagine that an accidental spark might plunge the Korean peninsula and the region and the rest of the world into a new armed conflict.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea\u2019s comments reflect a growing global concern of a nuclear confrontation. <\/span>BBC News<\/span><\/a> writes that in 2022, President of the Russian Federation Vladamir Putin Vladimir Putin warned he \u201cwas not bluffing\u201d about using nuclear weapons, regarding the Ukraine-Russia War. In November of last year, Putin revised Russia\u2019s nuclear doctrine, which lowered the nation\u2019s threshold to use nuclear weapons, <\/span>PBS News<\/span><\/a> states<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. currently has a nuclear policy referred to as \u201cUse It or Lose It,\u201d the <\/span>Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs<\/span><\/a> explains. This policy means that if nuclear missiles were launched at the U.S., the president would have full authorization to launch atomic retribution before the missiles even strike. Opponents of this doctrine argue that it does not give the president and officials ample time to make an informed decision. U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Barrack Obama, and Joseph Biden have all stated they wanted to change this policy. Yet, no actions were taken, and \u201cUse It or Lose It\u201d remains in effect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHumanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation,\u201d United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated in 2022, <\/span>UN News reports<\/span><\/a>. \u201cThis is madness.\u201d With nuclear tensions at an all-time high, it remains to be seen if world leaders like Trump, Putin, and Kim Jong Un will work together to ease fears of a nuclear war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Image courtesy of\u00a0Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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