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May 23, 2025

Kim Jong Un's fury after watching North Korea's new navy destroyer crippled in botched launch

Source: CNN

Seoul, South Korea
CNN

North Korea’s newest warship was severely damaged during a launch ceremony Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the accident, saying it brought shame to the nation’s prestige and vowing to punish those found responsible, state media reported.

In a rare admission of failure, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said a malfunction in the launch mechanism caused the stern of the as-yet unnamed 5,000-ton destroyer to slide prematurely into the water, crushing parts of the hull and leaving the bow stranded on the shipway.

Kim called the launch failure “a criminal act” and blamed it on “absolute carelessness” and “irresponsibility” by multiple state institutions - including the Munitions Industry Department, Kim Chaek University of Technology and the central ship design bureau.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/asia/north-korea-destroyer-accident-intl-hnk-ml



Somebody is going to be strapped to an ICBM or in front of an Anti Aircraft Artillery.

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