North Korea has unveiled for the first time what it says is a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US.

North Korea’s newly unveiled nuclear-powered submarine, reportedly made with Russian technology, could pose a major security challenge to neighbour South Korea and its ally the US, experts said.The Korean Central News Agency on Saturday released photos of what it called an under-construction “nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine",

The AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy states, “The [AUSSQ Pilot program] will use a B2B model, enabling HII Australia to work directly with Australian businesses to qualify both the businesses and their products, and subsequently assist them to tender for supply into the US programs.”