North Korea's Kim pushes shipyard upgrades for navy, KCNA says
Kim said North Korea needs more advanced warships as state media reported a new vessel under construction and major upgrades at the shipyard.
- On Nov 2, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Nampho Shipyard to inspect a new warship under construction, calling for rapid naval buildup to counter "hostile acts of the enemies," state media reported.
- Pyongyang has accelerated naval expansion by commissioning 5,000-tonne destroyers like the Kang Kon and Choe Hyon, while Kim pledged to build larger 10,000-tonne warships to extend military reach beyond its traditionally coastal navy.
- Kim expressed "great satisfaction" with the vessel, describing it as "incomparably huge" compared to last year's destroyer and highlighting its "combat system possessing operational capabilities that no other country has."
- Separately, Kim's sister warned the United States on Nov 4 that North Korea will mount a stronger response to Washington's "invariable hostile policy," escalating rhetoric amid the shipyard expansion.
- Analysts suggest the new vessels could carry "strategic cruise missiles , tactical nuclear weapons," supporting Pyongyang's five-year plan to build two massive warships exceeding 5,000 tons over the coming years.
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North Korea published the first photos of a new class of warship under construction on the west coast on Wednesday that is larger than two destroyers the country built in recent years, appearing to confirm work on a third destroyer at the Nampho Shipyard was abandoned, according to NK News analysis. The Korean Central News […]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Bo-ram = North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un inspected the modernization work at the Nampo Shipyard and the construction site of a new warship, reiterating his determination to strengthen naval power...
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