North Korean chief Kim Jong Un inspected a shipyard and underscored the significance of a powerful naval pressure in “war preparations”, state media KCNA stated on Friday.
Kim’s go to is being made public after North Korea examined its new submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCM) on Sunday, firing an upgraded missile for the second time in every week and accelerating its navy’s nuclear armament, in keeping with state media.
“Strengthening naval force is the most important issue in pushing ahead with war preparations”, KCNA cited Kim as saying throughout his go to to Nampho dockyard, a navy shipbuilding base additionally known as Nampo.
Kim was briefed on numerous warship constructions for a brand new “huge plan” determined by the North Korean management, KCNA stated, with out elaborating.
KCNA stated on Monday that Kim had inspected the development of a nuclear submarine and mentioned points associated to the manufacturing of different forms of new warships, however gave no particulars.
(Reuters – Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Sandra Maler)