North Korea's Kim Jong Un says new destroyer will be part of nuclear response system

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during an enlarged meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Military Commission in North Korea, July 9, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL, ⁠Sept 7 (Reuters) - ⁠North Korean ‌leader Kim Jong Un attended ​the commissioning ⁠of a ⁠new destroyer on ⁠the ‌country's ⁠east coast, state ​media ‌KCNA reported on ⁠Monday, ​saying the vessel ⁠would be ​part of Pyongyang's nuclear response ⁠system and could deliver "annihilating retaliatory ​strikes" ⁠if ordered.

(Reporting ​by ‌Joyce Lee; Editing ​by Paul Simao)