North Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed submarine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the unveiling ceremony of the new submarine No. 841, named the Hero Kim Kun Ok, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. - AFP

SEOUL (Reuters): North Korea has launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said on Friday (Sept 8).

Submarine No. 841 - named Hero Kim Kun Ok after a North Korean historical figure - will be one of the main "underwater offensive means of the naval force" of North Korea, leader Kim Jong-un said at the launch ceremony on Wednesday.