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Kim Jong Un inspects Nampo shipyard and calls for naval modernization
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Nampo Shipyard in South Pyongan Province on November 2.
The shipyard is undergoing modernization work and building new warships.
North Korea’s state news agency reported the visit on November 4.
Kim called for stronger, more modern naval forces during the inspection.
He was accompanied by Choe Chun-ryong, a party secretary responsible for munitions.
Kim heard a plan for rebuilding and modernizing the shipyard, but no further next steps are stated.
Kim Jong Un inspected the Nampho Shipyard on Nov. 2, where North Korea is building a new warship.
He called for advanced and powerful warships and stressed the need to strengthen and modernize the navy.
State media said the ship under construction has a combat system with operational capabilities unlike those of any other country.
Kim said the ship was needed to defend North Korea, protect its sovereignty and deter threats.
North Korea says its naval expansion is needed to counter threats from the United States and South Korea.
- Who
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
- What
- He inspected the Nampho Shipyard and called for advanced warships and naval modernization.
- When
- Nov. 2, according to North Korean state media.
- Where
- Nampho Shipyard in Nampho, North Korea.
- Why
- Kim said North Korea must defend its homeland, guarantee its sovereignty and deter threats. Pyongyang says the expansion is needed to counter threats from the United States and South Korea.
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Kim Jong Un visited the Nampho Shipyard and inspected a warship under construction.
North Korean state media reported the visit and Kim's comments.
- Shipyard
- Nampho Shipyard
- Inspection date
- Nov. 2
- Warship under construction
- A new warship with a combat system that state media said has operational capabilities unlike those of any other country
- Naval expansion
- North Korea has commissioned 5,000-tonne destroyers and is developing larger 10,000-tonne warships
- Previous vessel
- North Korea unveiled a 5,000-ton destroyer-class vessel in 2025
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What people are saying
the need to possess the most advanced and powerful warships
we must defend our homeland, guarantee our sovereignty and deter all threats