# North Korean leader Kim Jong Un commissions second navy destroyer

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- The Associated Press, 2026-09-07 08:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwCPggKfpjM

> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un commissioned the country’s second naval destroyer and called for a more dependable nuclear deterrent, state media reported Monday. The move came as the United States, South Korea and Japan held a trilateral military exercise that Kim regards as a security threat.

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