Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has stated that he has observed the missile tests conducted by a recently launched destroyer, the first of its kind, and that efforts to strengthen his navy’s nuclear attack capabilities have been accelerated.
The 5, 000-tonne destroyer, which North Korea described as having the most powerful weapons systems ever built for a navy vessel, was unveiled last week. Kim described the ship’s construction as “a breakthrough” in modernizing North Korea’s naval forces during the ceremony held on Friday at the western port of Nampo.
Kim watched the tests of the destroyer’s supersonic and strategic cruise missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, automatic weapons, and electronic jamming guns earlier this week, according to the official Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday.
Kim praised the ship’s powerful strike weapons and conventional defenses, according to the report, and assigned tasks to speed up his navy’s nuclear arsenal.
Kim stated that the destroyer would be stationed early in the year during the ship’s opening ceremony.
He predicted that his next significant step would be to strengthen his navy by purchasing a nuclear-powered submarine.
Source: Aljazeera
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