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Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Calling for the production of more warships of a similar class or better, Kim said his navy\u2019s adoption of nuclear weapons was making progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Navy\u2019s forces for attacking from under and above water will grow rapidly. The arming of the Navy with nuclear weapons is making satisfactory progress,\u201d Kim said at the Nampo Shipyard in the west of the country, according to North Korea\u2019s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these successes constitute a radical change in defending our maritime sovereignty, something that we have not achieved for half a century,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s official Yonhap news agency noted that North Korea uses references to \u201cstrategic\u201d weapons to indicate they could have nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>According to KCNA, over a two-day visit to the shipyard, spanning Tuesday and Wednesday, Kim inspected the Choe Hyon, the lead vessel in a new series of 5,000-tonne \u201cChoe Hyon-class\u201d destroyers currently under construction in North Korea.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4366184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4366184\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-04T225258Z_278600107_RC2XXJAR3OYE_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-POLITICS-1772678057.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile test launch conducted by the Choe Hyon naval destroyer during his visit to inspect the vessel at the Nampho Shipyard, North Korea, March 4, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4366184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile test launch conducted by the Choe Hyon naval destroyer during his visit to inspect the vessel at the Nampo Shipyard, in North Korea, on March 4, 2026 [KCNA via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>\u2018Wage a more active and persistent struggle\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>In May 2025, North Korea\u2019s ambitious naval modernisation programme suffered a major setback when a second Choe Hyon-class destroyer capsized during a botched side-launch ceremony at Chongjin Shipyard, an incident witnessed by the Korean leader.<\/p>\n<p>Later, and in a rare admission of failure, KCNA reported that a launch mechanism malfunction caused the stern of the 5,000-tonne destroyer to slide prematurely into the water. The accident crushed parts of the hull and left the bow stranded on the shipway.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Kim characterised the launch failure as a \u201ccriminal act\u201d, blaming the incident on \u201cabsolute carelessness\u201d and \u201cirresponsibility\u201d across multiple state institutions.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s missile tests come after the North Korean leader pledged in late February to lift living standards as he opened a rare congress of the governing Workers\u2019 Party, held once every five years.<\/p>\n<p>Kim told the congress that the ruling party was \u201cfaced with heavy and urgent historic tasks of boosting economic construction and the people\u2019s standard of living\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis requires us to wage a more active and persistent struggle without allowing even a moment\u2019s standstill or stagnation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has prioritised nuclear weapons development and military strength above all else, claiming that it must be militarily strong to resist pressure from the United States and its ally, South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking power in late 2011, Kim has maintained the military as a core priority while simultaneously emphasising economic strengthening to address the country\u2019s chronic impoverishment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of sea-to-surface \u2018strategic cruise missiles\u2019 from country\u2019s new naval destroyer. 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