North Korea says 5,000-ton warship will join its nuclear defense system
Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the 5,000-ton warship Kang Kon would join the country’s nuclear defense system.
- He said the vessel could carry out what he described as devastating retaliatory attacks, although it was unclear whether it would carry nuclear weapons.
- The ship is the second of its class to enter service as North Korea accelerates efforts to modernize its navy and expand nuclear-capable forces.
Kim Jong-un says North Korea’s new 5,000-ton warship, the Kang Kon, will become part of a nuclear defense system and will be capable of carrying out what he called devastating retaliatory attacks.
North Korea’s state news agency KCNA reported the remarks after a ceremony on Sunday in the eastern port city of Wonsan. The ship’s deployment in waters east of the Korean Peninsula, Kim said, sent a clear signal to the country’s enemies.
“The time has come for us to exercise our sovereignty at sea and underwater,” Kim said, according to KCNA. It remains unclear whether the vessel itself will be equipped with nuclear weapons.
The Kang Kon is the second warship of its class to enter service. The first, the Choe Hyon, was commissioned on North Korea’s west coast about three months ago, Kim said. Pyongyang has stepped up efforts to modernize its navy while pursuing a broader expansion of forces able to use nuclear weapons.
The time has come for us to exercise our sovereignty at sea and underwater.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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