N. Korea Commissions 5,000-Ton-Class Destroyer Kang Kon
[Inter-Korea] : North Korea’s new five-thousand-ton-class naval destroyer Kang Kon has been commissioned into active service. The state-run Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) reported Monday that a commissioning ceremony took place at Wonsan Port on Sunday, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in attendance. In a ... [more...]
North Korea has commissioned a new 5,000-ton-class naval destroyer called Kang Kon into active service. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a commissioning ceremony took place at Wonsan Port on Sunday, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in attendance.
The destroyer is described as "essentially an offensive destroyer" and part of the "state nuclear counteraction system". Kim Jong-un was reported by KCNA as saying that the new-generation destroyer should deal a "deadly retaliatory blow" at enemies. He also stressed the need to develop the country's navy into a "nuclear armed force" for maritime defense and war deterrence.
Kim Jong-un vowed to continue developing North Korea's naval forces and deploying increasingly powerful strategic assets. The destroyer will be part of the North Korean Navy's East Sea Fleet, according to KCNA. Yonhap News reported that Kim Jong-un said he would prove this eight months from now.
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