The North Korean navy’s botched launch of a brand-new destroyer this week revealed a key vulnerability: His massive military is woefully equipped.

Kim Jong Un pledged to deepen North Korea’s deterrent posture across air, land, and increasingly sea-based platforms, emphasizing the newly launched 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer Choe Hyon as both a symbol of military self-reliance and a critical advancement in naval nuclear deterrence.

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea pleaded with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, to return their loved ones dur