North Korea’s Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship is placed into service
Kim Jong Un said North Korea will build two Choe Hyon-class warships a year as the navy expands its nuclear role.
- On Tuesday, North Korea leader Kim Jong-un commissioned the new 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer Choe Hyon at the western port of Nampho, with state media KCNA reporting the vessel will defend the West Sea.
- Kim described the deployment as "a strategic course of crucial importance" intended to strengthen the country's nuclear deterrent as the Navy evolves into a "full-fledged service" equipped with strategic means.
- Following the Choe Hyon deployment, the destroyer successfully completed 14 months of military operational tests, and Kim ordered construction of two warships annually for five years, including 10,000-ton strategic vessels.
- Analysts suggest Kim may be preparing to formally declare a maritime boundary potentially encroaching on waters controlled by South Korea, as he repeatedly rejects the Northern Limit Line established after the Korean War.
- Experts note the vessel was likely built with Russian assistance; since nuclear diplomacy with President Donald Trump collapsed in 2019, Kim has accelerated nuclear arsenal expansion while maintaining a hard-line stance toward South Korea.
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The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's ambition to project his naval power beyond the coastal waters of his country was reinforced this week when he officially launched the country's first naval destroyer, who he said was armed with nuclear-capable missiles. According to state media reports, Mr. Kim attended a ceremony in Nampo, a port south-west of the capital, Pyongyang, where the Choe Hyon, a 5,000-ton warship, was inaugurated. This ship, the …
During a ceremony on Tuesday, North Korea showed off its new record-breaking warship.
What is the danger of the new Choe Hyon destroyer at sea? North Korea has officially commissioned the powerful new 5,000-ton Choe Hyon destroyer into its fleet. The country's leader, Kim Jong-un, called the ship a symbol of the navy's transformation into a strategic nuclear force, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing The Independent. The ceremony took place in the western port of Nampo. Kim Jong-un arrived in person, as this represents a major step …
North Korea commissioned its largest warship ever on Tuesday, a five-thousand-ton destroyer. No small feat, military analysts told CNN. In a speech at the Nampho shipyard on the country's west coast, leader Kim Jong-un said the commissioning marked a new chapter in the country's military history and declared that the navy "has put an end to more than seventy years of stagnation."
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