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\u00a0North Korea earlier this week conducted the first test-firing of the weapons system of the new “Choe Hyon-class” warship it recently unveiled, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Cruise and anti-air missiles were launched and artillery fired as part of the test-firing attended by leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials, the report said.<\/p>\n
The time has come for North Korea’s navy to choose to accelerate nuclear armament for maritime sovereignty and for the sake of national defence, Kim was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
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North Korean state media on Saturday revealed the 5,000-tonne warship equipped with the “most powerful weapons.”<\/p>\n
Kim, in a speech from the launch reported by KCNA, said the warship would be handed over to the navy and go into service early next year.<\/p>\n
The “Choe Hyon-class” ship was named after anti-Japanese revolutionary fighter Choe Hyon, according to KCNA.<\/p>\n
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n
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