North Korea Tests Missiles from New Destroyer

State media showed Kim observing from shore as the destroyer launched nuclear-capable cruise missiles, anti-aircraft guns, and torpedoes.

He ordered officials to complete trials and place the vessel in active duty within two months.

The tests follow the recent commissioning of a similar 5,000-ton destroyer, signaling Pyongyang’s intensifying effort to modernize its navy.

The demonstration came days after North Korea warned of a ‘new era’ of deterrence amid joint US-South Korea military drills.