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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung

North Korea will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul and commission its 1st destroyer

North Korea Koreas Tensions - (KCNA via KNS)

North Korea said Friday it will deploy new long-range artillery systems this year that are capable of striking South Korea's capital region and will commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks.

The announcement comes days after South Korea said North Korea’s newly revised constitution drops all references to Korean unification, in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s vows to terminate ties with South Korea and establish a two-state system on the Korean Peninsula.

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