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North Korea’s Kim oversees launch of 'strategic' cruise missile
Arming of North Korean Navy with nuclear weapons ‘making satisfactory progress,’ says Kim Jong Un
Riyaz ul Khaliq |
05.03.2026 - Update : 05.03.2026
ISTANBUL
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test launch of a sea-to-surface “strategic” cruise missile, state media reported on Thursday.
The test launch was conducted on a warship, Destroyer Choe Hyon, a day earlier, according to the KCNA news agency.
Kim said the arming of the North Korean Navy with nuclear weapons “is making satisfactory progress.”
According to Seoul-based Yonhap News, North Korea's reference to "strategic" weapons suggests that they could have nuclear capabilities.
Kim expressed “satisfaction” over the preparedness of the new destroyer for its commissioning for operations and stressed the importance of “powerful researchers group and shipbuilding industry.”
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