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- Kim Jong Un supervised a long-range surface-to-air missile test on December 25, which successfully hit targets 200 km away.
- The test aimed to evaluate new high-altitude missile technology.
- Kim also monitored the construction of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine designed to launch surface-to-air missiles.
- He stressed the urgent need for nuclear capability development amid escalating tensions, citing South Korea's nuclear submarine plans with the U.S. as a threat to national security.