North Koreas Kim Jong Un oversees test-firing of long-range missiles, KCNA says

Key Highlights

• It did not identify the location or the date of his visit.
• The submarine project is part of the North Korean ruling party's effort to modernise the country's Navy, one of five key policies the party is pushing to develop its defence capabilities, KCNA said.
• Kim was quoted as saying that the all-out development of nuclear capabilities and modernisation of the Navy are essential and inevitable, while "the present world is by no means peaceful".
• Kim also said South Korea's plan for developing a nuclear submarine, agreed with Washington, would further inflame tensions on the Korean Peninsula and poses a risk to national security that requires him to take action.
• In a separate statement, North Korean state media criticised the recent entry of a U. S.