Kim Jong Un announces that North Korea is equipping its Korean People's Navy with nuclear weapons and commissions the 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon at Nampo port.The Choe Hyon carries anti-aircraft and anti-ship systems plus nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles; Pyongyang says it will build two larger surface ships annually, including 10,000-ton cruisers and a nuclear-powered submarine.Kim links the buildup to tensions with
South Korea and the US, cites deeper ties with
Russia and China, and reiterates that
North Korea declared its nuclear status irreversible after the collapse of talks with
Donald Trump; the peninsula remains technically at war.