{"id":8554,"date":"2026-11-04T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/north-koreas-kim-vows-to-build-most-advanced-warships\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T08:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:00:49","slug":"north-koreas-kim-vows-to-build-most-advanced-warships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/north-koreas-kim-vows-to-build-most-advanced-warships\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea\u2019s Kim vows to build \u2018most advanced\u2019 warships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to possess \u201cthe most advanced and powerful warships\u201d while touring a shipyard, state media reported Wednesday, as Pyongyang accelerates an ambitious naval expansion.<\/p>\n

Kim toured the Nampho Shipyard on Monday, where North Korea\u00a0is building a new warship, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.<\/p>\n

The nuclear-equipped country has been rapidly upgrading its navy, commissioning 5,000-tonne destroyers and testing ship-launched missiles, while Kim has pledged to arm the fleet with nuclear weapons and build larger 10,000-tonne warships.<\/p>\n

Pyongyang says the expansion is needed to counter threats from the United States and South Korea, as North Korea develops weapons designed to extend its military reach beyond its traditionally coastal navy.<\/p>\n

Kim said the \u201crecently emerging geopolitical environment and the hostile acts of adversaries\u201d demonstrated \u201cthe need to possess the most advanced and powerful warships\u201d, according to KCNA.<\/p>\n

The warship under construction has a \u201ccombat system possessing operational capabilities that no other country in the world has\u201d, Kim said, stressing the \u201csignificant military importance of this enormous concentration of combat power\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe (Kim) said this was because we must defend our homeland, guarantee our sovereignty and deter all threats.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kim expressed \u201cgreat satisfaction\u201d after inspecting the vessel and said it was \u201cincomparable to the destroyer built last year\u201d.<\/p>\n

The unprecedented operational capabilities could indicate plans to equip the new ships with \u201cstrategic cruise missiles (Hwasal series), tactical nuclear weapons, or ship-to-ship and ship-to-surface missiles\u201d, Lim Eul-chul, professor at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University, told AFP.<\/p>\n

North Korea last year unveiled a 5,000-ton destroyer-class vessel, that experts believe can carry both ship-to-surface and ship-to-air missiles.<\/p>\n

Kim\u2019s shipyard visit came a day after North Korea test-fired strategic cruise missiles, following a separate test of cluster bomb warheads over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Separately, Kim\u2019s sister warned the United States on Wedendsay that her country will mount a stronger response to Washington\u2019s \u201cinvariable hostile policy\u201d toward Pyongyang.<\/p>\n

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