Seoul, April 30, 2025 (AFP) - Kim oversees warship weapons test-fire, eyes nukes for N. Korea navy

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2025-04-30
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered navy vessels to be speedily armed with nuclear weapons, state media reported Wednesday, as Pyongyang conducted its first test-firing of a new warship weapons system. This weekend, Pyongyang had unveiled its new warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer-class vessel named Choe Hyon, which some analysts said was likely to be equipped with short-range tactical nuclear missiles. Kim oversaw the first day of a two-day weap......
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