"In its first comments responding to the deal, Pyongyang said the submarine deal was a "dangerous attempt at confrontation." The agreement is a "serious development that destabilizes the military security situation in the Asia-Pacific region beyond the Korean peninsula and causes the situation of impossible nuclear control in the global sphere," said state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)."
""The joint agreement documents, released for the first time since the US and South Korea's regime changes, are indicative that US-South Korea will remain confrontational to us ... and the US-South Korea alliance will evolve to a more dangerous state, signaling a more volatile regional security situation," the statement continued."
"Seoul's possession of nuclear submarines "is bound to cause a 'nuclear domino phenomenon' in the region and spark a hot arms race," the government added, adding it now means "the DPRK (North Korea) will take more justified and realistic countermeasures.""
South Korea and the United States agreed to pursue development of nuclear-powered submarines and sought support for expanded authority over uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing. North Korea condemned the deal as a dangerous attempt at confrontation, saying it destabilizes military security across the Asia‑Pacific and undermines global nuclear control. Pyongyang warned that South Korea’s possession of nuclear submarines will produce a regional 'nuclear domino' and ignite a hot arms race, and stated it will take justified and realistic countermeasures. North Korea recently reported a ninth ballistic engine test, suggesting possible upcoming ICBM activity. Seoul proposed military talks and offered an olive branch.
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