North Korean Leader Emphasises Importance of Strengthening Naval Power

8/9/2024 7:32

        North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasised the importance of strengthening naval power during a tour of a naval base construction site, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.
        
        "Now that we are soon to possess large surface warships and submarines which cannot be anchored by the existing facilities for mooring warships, the construction of a naval base for running the latest large warships has become a pressing task," Kim said.
        
        During the tour, Kim stressed the need to build a naval port capable of operating weapons systems of the warships and revealed military measures to deploy anti-aircraft and coastal-defence systems for defending the port, according to the report.
        
        Kim said there were geopolitical advantages of the site as a strategic vantage for the country bounded on the east and west sides by the sea. The location of the site was not specified in the report.