North Korea appears to be working on a new submarine capable of firing nuclear-armed ballistic missiles, according to information gathered by South Korea's military.
Kim Hack-yong, a South Korean lawmaker who until a few weeks ago was head of the legislature's defense committee,
told The Wall Street Journal that North Korea appeared to working on the sub at the port of Sinpo on the country's east coast.
An aide to Kim said South Korean intelligence had noticed workers and materials moving at the port, where work on the sub appeared to be taking place at an indoor facility. Kim, whose term as the defense-committee chief recently ended, is a member of the conservative party that has been wary of talks with North Korea.
