Kim Jong Un calls for North Korea to build 2 large warships per year in major naval expansion push: report

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• Kim Jong Un calls for building two large warships annually over five years, signaling a major expansion of North Korea's naval forces and capabilities.

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• Kang Kon was repaired in 2025 after partially capsizing during a launch ceremony.

  according to The Hindu — International +2

• North Korea’s ‘exponential’ nuclear program: why Kim Jong-un is racing to expand his arsenal.

  according to The Guardian — International Edition +1

• The remarks were just the latest in a recent stream of commentary from North Korea’s leadership that has seen Kim pledge to equip warships with nuclear missiles, double weapons grade production and expand the country’s nuclear arsenal at “an exponential rate”.

  according to The Guardian — International Edition +1

• North Korea’s Kim unveils plans for 10,000-ton warships, nuclear navy.

  according to ABC News — International +1

• As inter-Korean tensions worsen, Kim has repeatedly said he does not recognize the Northern Limit Line in the western sea, drawn by the U.S.-led U.N. Command at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.

  according to ABC News — International

• The country plans to deploy another 5,000-ton destroyer named Kang Kon soon along with 10,000-ton strategic warships, Kim said, according to the report.

  according to The Hindu — International +1

• The navy had been the weakest part of North Korea's military forces, Kim said, adding that its capabilities would now be "something incredible beyond imagination”.

  according to The Straits Times - Asia

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• North Korea has put the Choe Hyon through a series of tests in recent months ahead of its deployment, including launches of what it…

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• Kim Jong Un calls for building two large warships annually over five years, signaling a major expansion of North Korea's naval forces and…

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