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A North Korean warship, believed to be similar to the Choe Hyon destroyer unveiled last month, was damaged during a launch ceremony, state media reported Thursday. File Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE SEOUL, May 22 (UPI) -- A 5,000-ton North Korean destroyer suffered a "serious accident" during a launch ceremony, state media…

SEOUL — North Korea’s efforts to modernize its navy — and its military pride — have been damaged after its newest warship partially capsized during a launch ceremony, with leader Kim Jong Un calling the “catastrophic failure” a “criminal act,” state media reported Thursday. Kim — who was present at…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s second naval destroyer was damaged in its failed launch to the water this week, state media reported Thursday, in an embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un as he pushes to modernize his naval forces. It’s not common for North Korea to acknowledge military-related…

A new 5,000-ton destroyer key to North Korea's naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Thursday. The ship slid off the ramp and became stuck after the flatcar failed to move alongside it, throwing off its balance and crushing parts…

A new North Korean warship was damaged in a “serious accident” during a launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Thursday in a rare admission of failure by the secretive nuclear-armed state. The 5,000-ton destroyer slid off a flatcar because of “inexperienced command and operational carelessness…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tactical drill demonstrations and called for "full preparations for war," state-run media reported Wednesday. Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE SEOUL, May 14 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised combined tactical drills of special operations forces and stressed "full preparations for war," state…

File image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station (AP) Seoul: North Korea fired multiple types of short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, South Korea's military said, around a week after leader Kim Jong Un tested a new weapons system for his latest warship. Seoul's military…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his munitions industry to boost the production of artillery shells, state media said Wednesday, as the country continues to supply arms and troops to support Russia’s war on Ukraine. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said that Kim, during recent…

Experts have said that given its size, the warship is believed to carry both ship-to-surface and ship-to-air missiles. KCNA said Tuesday’s test was of “ship-to-ship tactical guided weapon, various kinds of ship-based automatic guns and smoke and electronic jamming guns”, involving the newly unveiled vessel. The news agency said Pyongyang…