# North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’

https://mins.news/en/item/47735

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-07 00:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/north-korea-deploys-warship-capable-of-annihilating-retaliatory-strikes?traffic_source=rss

> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended the commissioning of the Kang Kon, saying the warship could deliver “annihilating retaliatory strikes” and would join Pyongyang’s nuclear response system. State media said North Korea is accelerating naval modernisation, including new bases, units and warships.

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