How North Korea’s New Warship Exposes Fast Shipbuilding Tricks | WSJ
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Kim Jong Un’s new 5,000-ton destroyer capsized after North Korea tried a side launch of a military ship. But what seems like a major setback for Pyongyang’s Soviet-era navy reveals the close military ties North Korea has with Russia. Certain elements in the design of North Korea’s new Chlo Hon-class warship resemble Russia’s own Grigorovich-class frigates.
WSJ explores how Moscow appears to be helping Pyongyang build warships, claimed to be nuclear-capable, faster than China.
Chapters:
0:00 North Korea’s capsized warship
0:40 North Korea’s new fleet
1:18 How North Korean ships resembles Russian ships
3:18 Growing ties
3:53 North Korea’s building speed
5:35 Propaganda tool
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North Korea’s capsized warship
(crowd screaming)
- [Narrator] This is what a successful side launch
of a ship looks like.
And this is Kim Jong Un's brand new 5,000 ton destroyer.
It capsized after North Korea tried the same launch method,
but what seems like a major setback
for North Korea's efforts
to modernize its Soviet Navy offers a rare glimpse
into the shadowy relationships between Pyongyang and Moscow.
- The botch launch at Choe Hyon was very embarrassing,
but these ships reveal deep technological ties
between Russia and North Korea.
- [Narrator] Here's how Moscow appears
to be helping Pyongyang build warships faster than China.
