When North Korea's new warship capsized into the sea during its launch last month, it made international headlines. News ...

North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un said a new naval destroyer was damaged in a "serious accident and criminal act caused by absolute carelessness." ...

North Korea has detained three shipyard officials over an accident during the launch of a new warship on Wednesday, state ...

North Korea has arrested a fourth official over the failed launch of a new warship that has enraged the country's leader, Kim ...

Mr. Kim has used such incidents to excoriate officials and ... It was the biggest navy ship North Korea has ever built. He later watched missiles fired from the ship. South Korean analysts said ...

Accidents like these don’t happen if the ... efforts to upgrade his nuclear-capable arsenal and modernize his navy. North Korea has claimed it is also building a nuclear-powered submarine ...

The North Korean leader was watching as the launch of a navy destroyer went wrong ... Historically, North Korea has tended to conceal accidents that could hurt the image of its leader.

Beyond the immediate consequences, the event exposed enduring limitations in North Korea’s naval development ... ensures that incidents like this one—far from derailing their plans—may ...

The Strategic Implications of North Korea's Failed Naval Vessel Launch On May 21, 2025, North Korea's much-anticipated launch of a 5,000-ton warship ended in embarrassment when the vessel ran aground ...

Following the incident, the state's supreme leader called it an intolerable 'criminal act,' its state media, the Korean ...