North Korea Deploys Seoul-Targeting Artillery System
Kim said the new artillery has a range of more than 60 km, and the destroyer will be handed to the navy in mid-June.
- North Korea will deploy new long-range artillery systems and commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks, the Korean Central News Agency reported.
- Leader Kim Jong-un vowed to terminate ties with South Korea and establish a two-state system on the Korean Peninsula after revising the constitution to drop all references to unification.
- Inspecting 155mm self-propelled gun-howitzers on Wednesday, Kim said the striking range exceeds 60km, threatening Seoul's 10 million residents located 40-50km from the border.
- On Thursday, Kim reviewed the Choe Hyon, North Korea's largest warship, accompanied by his teenage daughter during the maneuverability inspection off the west coast.
- Diplomatic engagement remains stalled as North Korea focuses on expanding nuclear and missile arsenals; South Korean intelligence last month suggested Kim's daughter could be his heir.
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North Korea to Deploy New Long-Range Artillery, Commission First Destroyer
North Korea announced Friday that it will deploy new long-range artillery systems capable of striking the capital region of South Korea later this year and ... The post North Korea to Deploy New Long-Range Artillery, Commission First Destroyer first appeared on [your]NEWS.
North Korean artillery crossed a new course with a 155-mm sheller capable of reaching Seoul. This announced deployment accentuates the military tensions between the two Koreas still technically at war.
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