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Kim says North Korea to arm navy with nuclear weapons, build bigger warships

Kim says North Korea to arm navy with nuclear weapons, build bigger warships
South China Morning Post Tuesday 23 June 2026, 23:49 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country was “equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons,” state media reported Wednesday, as he also unveiled plans to build 10,000-ton (9,000-tonne) warships. The remarks came at the commissioning of the Choe Hyon – one of two 5,000-ton (4,500-tonne) class warships the nuclear-armed state launched last year – in the port city of Nampo on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. “The programme of equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country was “equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons,” state media reported Wednesday, as he also unveiled plans to build 10,000-ton (9,000-tonne) warships. The remarks came at the commissioning of the Choe Hyon – one of two 5,000-ton (4,500-tonne) class warships the nuclear-armed state launched last year – in the port city of Nampo on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. “The programme of equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons is...
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