New Close-up Image Shows North Korean Shipyards Was Inept and Lacked Technical Know-How on Launching Destroyer

The launch of a 5000-ton North Korean destroyer turned to national humiliation last week when he capsized dramatically, in the presence of dictator Kim Jong-un. Back to the events.

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New Close-up Image Shows North Korean Shipyards Was Inept and Lacked Technical Know-how on Launching Destroyer

North Korea wanted to show strength, or at least tried to…. What it ended up showing was a monumental failure. Its most advanced frigate, equipped with a vertical missile launch system, sank just minutes after [...]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was preparing for a spectacular ceremony on May 21st to launch the country's newest naval flagship, a 5,000-ton destroyer. The grand stunt ended in a resounding failure, with the warship capsizing and the regime's unquestionable leader immediately promising to punish the perpetrators. We investigate how it all happened and what exactly led to the disaster.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chaired on Wednesday a high-level meeting of the Korean Workers' Party focused on strengthening the country's military capabilities, and personally supervised an artillery exercise the next day, according to the KCNA State Agency. In order of war At an expanded meeting of the 8th Central Military Commission of the Party, Kim stressed the importance of strengthening the role of Party structures in implementing cent…

Kim Jong-un described the incident as a new destroyer of the Choe Hyon class as “an intolerable criminal act” and ordered the arrest of several senior officials, as well as a restructuring of the military leadership. North Korea suffered a significant setback in its naval modernization program when a 5,000-ton destroyer of the Choe Hyon class crashed during its launch at the Chongjin shipyard. The ship bowed and partially sank, causing considera…