The key facts

  • Kim Jong Un visited a shipyard in Nampo and inspected a warship under construction
  • He said the vessel will receive technologies no other country has and will be larger than the destroyer built a year earlier
  • The ship's class and specifications are not disclosed

Visit to the Nampo shipyard

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a visit to a shipbuilding plant in the city of Nampo, said that the new warship being built there will feature technologies that no other country in the world possesses. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru, citing the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

What is known about the ship

According to Kim Jong Un, the vessel was designed to carry out combat missions taking into account modern methods of warfare. He was pleased with the ship's size and appearance, noting that it is larger than the destroyer built a year earlier. However, KCNA does not specify either the class of the vessel or any other technical characteristics — in fact, so far the ship is known only from the words of the North Korean leader.

Context of statements about the navy

Kim Jong Un also pointed to the need to accelerate the strengthening of surface and submarine naval forces in light of changes in the geopolitical climate and threats from the enemies of the DPRK. According to him, for this the country needs advanced shipbuilding technologies, and then no one will be able to approach the navy of North Korea. Earlier, as Gazeta.Ru recalls, he stated that the DPRK must accelerate equipping its naval forces with nuclear weapons for the sake of protecting the state and maritime sovereignty, and his sister accused the United States of seeking to use nuclear weapons against North Korea.