North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says new destroyer will be part of nuclear response system
Kim Jong Un said the new 5,000-ton ship is part of North Korea’s nuclear response system and can strike enemies at sea.
- On Sunday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un commissioned the 5,000-ton destroyer Kang Kon in Wonsan. The warship will integrate into the country's "state nuclear counteraction system" to deter adversaries.
- The commissioning follows deployment of its sister ship, the Choe Hyon, three months earlier. Pyongyang is modernizing naval assets to develop a "nuclear armed force" capable of defending maritime sovereignty.
- Despite a botched launch last year that caused the vessel to capsize, North Korea successfully integrated the Kang Kon into operational testing cycles this July. The destroyer was relaunched and ordered commissioned within two months.
- Kim claimed the warship could deliver "annihilating retaliatory strikes" against enemies. State media KCNA did not confirm whether the vessel currently carries nuclear weapons, leaving armament systems unspecified.
- Pyongyang plans to build larger warships, including 10,000-ton classes, over the next five years. Kim vowed, "I will prove it to the world eight months from now," signaling continued naval expansion.
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North Korea commissions 2nd naval destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan begin a military drill
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has commissioned his second naval destroyer and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea hosted an official ceremony for the introduction of the Republic's new destroyer, "Kang Gon", from the Korea Central Telecommunications Agency (KTAC). "The Navy has added another powerful warship that will safely protect the sacred maritime sovereignty and interests of our State," says the report. "Kan Gun" is the second-largest ship in the class "Cvee Hen".
North Korea's Kim Jong Un says new destroyer will be part of nuclear response system
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country's newest destroyer would be part of a nuclear response system and could deliver "annihilating retaliatory strikes", state media KCNA reported on Monday, although it did not say whether the vessel would carry nuclear weapons.
N. Korea commissions nuclear-capable naval destroyer Kang Kon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country’s newest destroyer would be part of a nuclear response system and could deliver “annihilating retaliatory strikes”, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sept 7, although it did not say whether the vessel would carry nuclear weapons.
North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un announced additional plans within eight months while advocating for the nuclear armament of the navy and the strengthening of deterrence at the commissioning ceremony of the 5,000-ton destroyer Kang Geon.
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