North Korea’s leader supervises testing of the latest naval weapons
North Korean media reported on Sunday that the leaderthis week oversaw a weapons test on a naval destroyer "Kang Kun" Which weighs five thousand tons, and included Launching and using cruise missiles "Electronic warfare means"
It is noteworthy that this warship is the same one that partially capsized in the waters last year during its launch, before it was later repaired.
Development of warships
The official North Korean Central News Agency reported that the tests were conducted on Friday, less than two weeks after the entry of another destroyer, the "Choi Hyun" Which also weighs five thousand tons, the service.
Kim had pledged during the inauguration ceremony "Choi Hyun" By supplying his navy with nuclear weapons and developing new warships weighing 10,000 tons.
After testing its weapons on Friday, Kim issued directives to bring the destroyer into service. "Kang Kun" Service in the Navy "Within two months"isolated nuclear state, is officially in a state of war with its southern neighbor, given that the war that took place between them between 1950 and 1953 ended with an armistice agreement and not a peace treaty.
The South Korean Navy operates more than 10 ships with a capacity of more than five thousand tons, compared to only two ships in North Korea.
While Kim reiterated the need to accelerate the pace of strengthening "Military deterrence" For North Korea, he confirmed "Our determination to have absolute power"according to the agency.
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