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North Korea says it is equipping its navy with nuclear weapons

Sweden Herald

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June 23, 2026

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NDTV

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· Jun 23, 2026

Kim Jong Un Unveils Plans For 10,000-Ton Warships, Nuclear Navy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons as he commissioned a warship, state media reported on Wednesday.

ArabNews

lean right

· Jul 10, 2026

North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence

SEOUL: North Korea will strengthen its nuclear force “both in quality and quantity” and expand the role of its military intelligence agency focused on South Korea, state media said Friday. Pyongyang is under widespread sanctions over its nuclear program, and the two Koreas remain technically at war as their 1950-53 conflict ended without a peace treaty. The announcement comes after North Korea has repeatedly spurned South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s dovish overtures, labelling Seoul its “most hostile” enemy and declaring itself an “irreversible” nuclear state.

The korea Herald News

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· Jun 23, 2026

N. Korea's Kim unveils plans for 10,000-ton warships, nuclear navy

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country was equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons, state media reported Wednesday, as he also unveiled plans to build 10,000-ton warships. The remarks came at the commissioning of the Choe Hyon -- one of two 5,000-ton class warships the nuclear-armed state launched last year -- in the port city of Nampo on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. The programme of equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons is following its planned cours

UPI

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· Jun 26, 2026

Japan’s Kishida says North Korea complicates nuclear disarmament

Japan’s Kishida says North Korea complicates nuclear disarmament

Arab Times Online

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· Jun 24, 2026

North Korea's Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship placed into service

SEOUL, South Korea, June 24,(AP): North Korea has commissioned a 5,000-ton destroyer that leader Kim Jong Un touts as a symbol of the country’s growing naval and nuclear capabil...

Kyiv Post

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· Jun 24, 2026

North Korea to Equip Navy With Nuclear Weapons, Kim Says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang will equip its navy with nuclear weapons and build larger warships, state media reported. Speaking at the commissioning of the Choe Hyon warship, Kim said the program was moving ahead as part of North Korea’s broader nuclear deterrence strategy against the United States and South Korea.

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Related coverage for "North Korea says it is equipping its navy with nuclear weapons": NDTV — Kim Jong Un Unveils Plans For 10,000-Ton Warships, Nuclear Navy. ArabNews — North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence. The korea Herald News — N. Korea's Kim unveils plans for 10,000-ton warships, nuclear navy. UPI — Japan’s Kishida says North Korea complicates nuclear disarmament. Arab Times Online — North Korea's Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship placed into service. Kyiv Post — North Korea to Equip Navy With Nuclear Weapons, Kim Says