North Korea earlier this week conducted the first test-firing of the weapons system of the new "Choe Hyon-class" warship it recently unveiled, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Cruise and anti-air missiles were launched and artillery fired as part of the test-firing attended by leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered navy vessels to be speedily armed with nuclear weapons, state media reported on Wednesday, as Pyongyang conducted its first test-firing of a new warship weapons system.

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un observed the first test-firings of missiles from a newly launched destroyer and called for speeding efforts to boost his navy’s nuclear attack capabilities