North Korea's Kim pushes shipyard upgrades for navy, KCNA says
Kim urged a faster naval buildup and said North Korea needs the most advanced warships as state media showed a new vessel under construction.
- 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's Kim tours 'huge' warship, orders shipyard upgrades
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the construction of a new warship believed to be its latest cruiser and called for modernising the country's shipyards to build a powerful navy, state news agency KCNA said on Wednesday (Nov 4).Kim gave field guidance during the visit to the Nampho Shipyard on the west coast on Monday and said expanding...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is currently building a warship, equipped with a combat system "that no country in the world has," the official agency reported on Wednesday...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is currently building a warship, equipped with a combat system "that no country in the world has," reported the official North Korean press agency KCNA, quoted by AFP, on Wednesday.
North Korea claims to build a new warship equipped with an unparalleled combat system in the world. An announcement by Kim Jong-un that comes in as Pyongyang multiplies the tests...
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