How North Korea Is Building Warships Faster Than China | WSJ
The Wall Street Journal·2025-06-24 14:00
[Applause] This is what a successful side launch of a ship looks like. And this is Kim Jong-un's brand new 5,000 ton destroyer. It capsized after North Korea tried the same launch method.But what seems like a major setback for North Korea's efforts to modernize its Soviet era Navy offers a rare glimpse into the shadowy relationships between Pyongyang and Moscow. The botch launch at Chong Jin was very embarrassing, but these ships reveal deep technological ties between Russia and North Korea. Here's how Mosc ...