{
  "id": 6089510,
  "title": "North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says new destroyer part of nuclear response system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-says-new-destroyer-part-of-nuclear-response",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T02:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/07/asia-pacific/north-korea-destroyer-nuclear-response/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has commissioned a new naval destroyer, the Kang Kon, which he described as part of the country's nuclear counteraction system. According to the Yonhap News and South China Morning Post, the 5,000-ton destroyer was commissioned in the eastern port city of Wonsan on Sunday, at a ceremony attended by Kim and his teenage daughter, Ju-ae.\n\nThe Kang Kon and another destroyer, the Choe Hyon, which was commissioned in June, are North Korea's most advanced warships, equipped with nuclear-capable missiles. Kim said the destroyers' commissioning would instill fear in enemies and allow North Korea to exercise its nuclear deterrent in a more diversified way.\n\nThe commissioning of the new destroyer comes as North Korea is pushing to modernize its naval assets and sharpen its combat readiness at sea with nuclear-capable vessels. The US, South Korea, and Japan have begun a trilateral military exercise, which Kim views as a security threat.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}