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″The anti-ship rocket has drastically increased our navy′s maritime operational
capacity.″ Those were the words uttered by North Korean
leader Kim Jong-un,... after a test of the regime′s latest surface-to-surface
anti-ship missiles. According to the state-run Korean Central
News Agency Monday,... the drill was conducted recently by the navy′s 597th combined unit
with Kim in attendance. The specific date of the drill is unknown.
The KCNA said the (quote) ″ultra-modern″ anti-ship rocket flew at a guided altitude,
and hit the bull′s-eye on target, praising its accuracy.
Kim was reportedly very satisfied with the drill,... saying it displayed the formidable
power of the North′s military. The report comes a day after the North fired
three short range KN-01 missiles into the East Sea.
While going all-out to beef up the state′s military capabilities,... Kim Jong-un
also appears to be busy re-arranging the military leadership.
Speculation is high that a four-star general in the Korean People′s Army, Park Yong-sik
(박영식), may have been named as Pyongyang′s next defense chief to replace purged defense
minister Hyon Yong-chol. Park′s name came just after that of Hwang
Pyong-so (황병서), the current number-one in the North′s military,... in the KNCA
news report on Kim Jong-un′s attendance at a military arts event.
Pundits also say the fact that Park′s name came just before that of Ri Yong-gil,
the chief of the General Staff of the Korean People′s Army,... could be another sign
that Park has risen to become the next defense chief.
Han Da-eun, Arirang News