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| ▲ This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Oct. 6, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un (R) being piped abroad the Choe Hyun, a new 5,000-ton destroyer, the previous day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap) |
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N. Korea's Kim oversees strategic cruise missile test from new destroyer
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test-firing of strategic cruise missiles from a new destroyer, stressing the need to strengthen naval power, state media reported Thursday.
Kim visited the Choe Hyon on Tuesday and Wednesday to review its operational capabilities ahead of its commissioning, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
He oversaw the launch of sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles from the destroyer Wednesday, assessing the test as a critical element of the warship's operational capabilities.
In April last year, North Korea unveiled the Choe Hyon, a 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, as part of efforts to enhance its naval power.
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