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North Korea plans to turn navy into a nuclear-armed force

From Der Standard · () German

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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the country’s navy should be developed into a nuclear-armed force.
  • He spoke in the eastern coastal city of Wonsan while commissioning the navy’s second modern 5,000-ton-class destroyer, the Kang Kon.
  • Kim said nuclear weapons systems must be usable in a versatile and effective way in an actual war.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he wants the country’s navy to become a force armed with nuclear weapons.

Kim made the statement on Sunday in the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, where he formally commissioned the Kang Kon, the navy’s second modern destroyer in the 5,000-ton class. Another destroyer recently entered service.

“We must ensure that nuclear weapons systems can be used in a versatile and effective way for an actual war. To do this, we must develop our navy into a nuclear-armed force,” Kim said, according to the state news agency KCNA.

We must ensure that nuclear weapons systems can be used in a versatile and effective way for an actual war. To do this, we must develop our navy into a nuclear-armed force.

· Kim Jong-unThe North Korean leader spoke while commissioning the Kang Kon destroyer in Wonsan.
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