Analysts said the vessel appears to be a modified Soviet-era Romeo-class submarine, which North Korea acquired from China in the 1970s and began producing domestically. Its design, with 10 launch ...

But being launched from a submarine can make missiles harder to detect, and allows them to get closer to other targets. North Korea's existing Romeo-class submarines, which were built in the 1990s ...

The navy’s current submarine fleet ... ageing Chinese copies of Soviet-designed Romeo-class diesel attack boats from the 1950s. Just one North Korean sub qualifies as “new,” but even ...

Kim Jong Un attended the launch ceremony for North Korea’s first nuclear attack submarine, but Seoul says the North is exaggerating the sub’s capabilities.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Around 22 Romeo submarines are believed to serve in North Korea’s navy today, though at least a handful of these aging vessels are likely not... Here’s What ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a newly built submarine and ordered officials to further bolster the country's military capability, state media reported ...

SEOUL--The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine drills in six months on Monday to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats, ...

North Korea has deployed its first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine” with the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Kim Jong Un announced his plans to prioritize nuclear weapons at the launch of North Korea's "tactical nuclear attack submarine." More from News Kim Jong Un ...