North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’
Leader Kim Jong Un says vessel will form part of Pyongyang’s nuclear response system, strengthen naval forces.
![North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", at Wonsan Port, North Korea, September 6, 2026 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency [KCNA/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-06T220958Z_1520531840_RC2XDNABDUIX_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-WARSHIP-1788736478.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![An illustration of a North and South Korea in the background with a family letter torn in half and divided family members in the foreground [Jawahir Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Korean-borders-final-1787964192.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![A US army vehicle taking part in last year's Ulchi Freedom Shield drills in South Korea, Aug. 27, 2025. [File: Lee Jin-man/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ap_6a7e956b77638-1786680683.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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