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Kim Jong Un Inspects Naval Base Construction and Issues Military Directives
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the construction of a major naval base on the country's east coast and issued directives to accelerate strategic asset deployment.
The Korean Central News Agency reported today, Thursday, that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the construction work of an important naval base on the east coast of the isolated state.
The agency stated that Kim set guidelines regarding the deployment of strategic assets and ordered the strengthening of command and construction capabilities to expedite the establishment of the naval base and its associated port.
A separate report by the agency said Kim also inspected more than 1,000 new residential units built in Tongchon County, Kangwon Province, near the site of a large naval base under construction.
The agency did not specify whether this was the same base Kim had inspected.
North Korea is intensifying efforts to modernize its navy under Kim's leadership, who is increasingly focused on expanding "strategic assets" in key waters.
In September last year, Kim said new naval bases were being built on the east coast, adding that another "significant" maritime advance would be revealed within eight months.
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