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North Korea’s Kim unveils plans for 10,000-tonne warships, nuclear navy
Key takeaways
- The hermetic nation is under multiple sets of sanctions over a nuclear programme its leaders have vowed to pursue as an essential deterrent to the United States and South Korea.
- Kim made his remarks at the commissioning of the Choe Hyon — one of two 5,000-tonne class warships launched last year — in the port city of Nampho on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.
- “The programme of equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons is following its planned course unerringly,” Kim reportedly told the ceremony.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea will equip its navy with nuclear weapons and build larger warships, leader Kim Jong Un said according to state media Wednesday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a military expansion.
The hermetic nation is under multiple sets of sanctions over a nuclear programme its leaders have vowed to pursue as an essential deterrent to the United States and South Korea.
Kim made his remarks at the commissioning of the Choe Hyon — one of two 5,000-tonne class warships launched last year — in the port city of Nampho on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.
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