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Kim calls for boosting North Korea’s navy
3 years agoThis picture taken on August 27, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 29, 2023 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un giving a speech during a visit to the Naval Command of the Korean People's Army to mark Navy Day, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by STR / KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Kim Jong Un has called for boosting North Korea's navy, saying the country's waters brimmed with "the danger of a nuclear war," state media reported Tuesday, as Seoul, Washington and Tokyo carried out joint naval drills.