Photos| North Korea’s leader oversees the relaunch of a warship that capsized a year ago
Monitoring tests
A photo published by the agency showed Kim surrounded by officials as he watched , stressing his country’s determination to "Having absolute power"According to the agency.It was exposed "Kang Kun" It suffered an accident during its inauguration in May of last year when it partially overturned and was damaged, in the presence of Kim.
The North Korean leader described the accident as"A criminal act resulting from sheer negligence" He ordered those responsible to be held accountable.
Maritime ambitions
Analysts believe that Kim’s instructions to launch the ship within two months may be linked to an important political anniversary.Hong Min of the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul told AFP. "Given North Korea’s political calendar, the most likely scenario is that the ship will be launched in conjunction with the 78th anniversary of the country’s founding on September 9."
He added that it is likely that the warship, after entering service, will be stationed off the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula.
He believed that "For now, the focus will likely be on building competency in low-risk coastal operations"
Pyongyang has always stressed that it will not give up its nuclear weapons, since the collapse of the Hanoi summit in 2019 between Kim Jong Un and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, due to disagreement over the scope of denuclearization and easing sanctions.
North Korea, the isolated nuclear state, is still 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 a truce agreement and not With a peace treaty.
The South Korean Navy operates more than 10 ships with a capacity of more than five thousand tons, compared to
