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

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

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced plans to equip the navy with nuclear weapons and build larger warships, including 10,000-ton class vessels. This statement followed the recent commissioning of 5,000-ton class warships in Nampo port city.

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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