North Korea is said to have returned a warship after that It turned during the attempt to launchIn an accident that caused harsh criticism from the country’s leader Kim Jong Un.
The state -run news agency KCNA reported on Friday that the warship “entered safely in water” and was then “arranged in the sidewalk.”
KCNA said it is expected to be fully fixed before a major meeting led by Kim, which will be attended by senior officials in the one -party state.
The destroyer with an area of 5,000 tons can be seen in a straight position on the sidewalk and then after about three hours, “Famel in the Port” in satellite photos published by 38 North and NK News.
Researchers in 38 North said that the efforts made to correct the ship, which occurred on Thursday, was a manual process, noting that satellite photography showed the workers on the sidewalk who pulled Tuchat and the use of balloons received to return the ship to balance.
They added that some balloons are still linked to the ship.
Kim, who witnessed the warship ships turning during the failed launch about two weeks ago, criticized the incident as a “criminal act” who “severely damaged [country’s] Dignity and pride. “
He added that the result of “absolute negligence, inexperienced and non -scientific responsibility.”
At least four officials, Including Ri Hyung-Soun, The Deputy Director of the Ammunition Industry Department of the ruling Labor Party was arrested due to the accident.
RI is part of the party’s central military committee, which leads the Korean people’s army and is responsible for developing and implementing North Korea’s military policies.
It is not clear what the punishment might face, but it is known that the secret dictatorship of those responsible for the ruling finds it guilty in committing violations Forced work or even death.
Some analysts saw Kim’s rapid response to the failed launch earlier as a sign that Pyongyang will continue to advance his military capabilities.
The regime is deeply invested in the form of increased military power. “Failure may be stiff to pushing this forward, according to John Yu, a research colleague at the Korea Institute for Defense Analysis.
He said that Kim’s “strong” failure to failure aims to protect the leader’s image and reaffirm his authority.
Michael Madden, an expert in North Korea from the Stimson Center in Washington, saw Kim’s response as a sign of the “high priority” that his regime puts in the development of warships.
Just weeks before the failed launch, Pyongyang revealed a similar warship in another part of the country.
Kim described the warship “penetration” in the navy update in North Korea and said it would be deployed early next year.
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2025-06-06 09:34:00
