# Kim Jong-un vows nuclear-armed navy as North Korea expands military ambitions

https://mins.news/en/item/47798

- TRT World, 2026-09-07 02:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/62e93ea9b96a

> North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the commissioning ceremony for the destroyer Kang Kon at Wonsan Port and pledged to build a nuclear-armed navy as Pyongyang broadens its military ambitions.

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