North Korea botched launch of North Korean Destroyer.

taratee · 22-05-2025 03:44PM #1

With all that's going on in the world, we haven't heard much from the big man over the last few months. Anyway, North Korea's attempt to launch its second naval destroyer in a month appears to have gone horribly wrong. Kim Jong Un is livid—describing the incident as a criminal act caused by carelessness, irresponsibility, and "unscientific empiricism" that should never occur and cannot be tolerated. He also vowed to punish the officials responsible for the accident as criminals, stating that it "lowered the dignity and self-respect" of his country.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/world/asia/north-korea-destroyer-accident.html

silliussoddius · 22-05-2025 03:47PM

And this is the country that Russia is turning to for help.

banie01 · 22-05-2025 03:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123475171#Comment_123475171

That help is very much a 2 way street. Russia are getting shells & ballistic missiles (reports of v.high failure rate on both) and troops (reportedly 15k so far).

In return, N.K has gained access to Russian tech which despite its limitations is far in excess of where they were. Guidance systems, Radars and other tech perhaps even some technical info on nuclear warhead optimisation to allow N.K shrink their warheads to a size that allow them mounted in smaller SRBM missiles, or to be mounted in MIRV form on their ICBM.

Kim seems to have decided to trade his ammo stockpiles for short cuts in weapons development. The problem with being given that tech rather than developing it? Is that you leave your own development process foundering.

Racing to build top heavy frigates (the info via op-int on the 1st points to a lot, an awful lot of top weight). The N.Ks seem to be repeating the Japanese ship building mistakes that were borne out of the Washington Treaty.

Flinty997 · 22-05-2025 04:32PM

They used a different launch method they weren't experienced with. This is a ship building issue not a military one. Even if it is a warship.

It's not like other countries haven't had ship launches go wrong. It's just so rare in NK to launching a warship of this size that its high profile.

taratee · 22-05-2025 06:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123475330#Comment_123475330

That's true, but I don't think that will be much help to the poor officials who are deemed to be at fault for it. It’ll be a long stint in prison—or worse—for them.

Hoboo · 22-05-2025 06:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123475330#Comment_123475330

Not to mention, it’s little more than western propaganda/a bad news story about the failings of the enemy. Let’s focus on this everyone, nothing to see in Gaza and elsewhere.

silliussoddius · 22-05-2025 06:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123475656#Comment_123475656

Won't someone think of poor Kim.

Atlantic Dawn · 22-05-2025 06:51PM

Kim will easily fix it over the weekend with his welding kit and world class welding experience.

Flinty997 · 22-05-2025 07:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123475645#Comment_123475645

They'll be lucky to survive poor sods.

Kermit.de.frog · 22-05-2025 07:09PM

Best Korea

TheValeyard · 22-05-2025 07:25PM

You are all wrong. Obviously Kim promoted this magnificent ship to Submarine.

Sponge25 · 22-05-2025 07:28PM

What's "unscientific empiricism" when it's at home? I think these so called Communists just make words up.

StevenToast · 22-05-2025 10:46PM

I love how everyone here is taking the piss out of North Korea....

Can you imagine the shìtbox we would put together ...itd probably cost trillions aswell...

Fùck me - look at the childrens hospital..

aziz · 23-05-2025 12:14AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123476254#Comment_123476254

But at least the people responsible for the childrens hospital debacle won’t be put up against a wall and shot

As much as they should be

Exiled Rebel · 23-05-2025 12:20AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123476401#Comment_123476401

In NK there's a chance they won't be shot with any old gun but with an anti aircraft gun like he has done in the past.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/30/north-korea-reportedly-executes-officials-anti-aircraft-gun-purge

Manic Moran · 23-05-2025 04:29PM

Chongjin Marine was an interesting choice to build the ship. A civilian shipyard which hasn't built anything significant in over thirty years, but was given the nod simply to increase overall production capacity for the ship.

corner of hells · 23-05-2025 07:00PM

Are we sure they built it ? Pretty sure I seen a ship like that on TEMU

magicbastarder · 23-05-2025 07:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123475656#Comment_123475656

Not like this has driven Gaza off the front page?

Or else are you saying that there should be no news other than Gaza?

o1s1n · 23-05-2025 07:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123475656#Comment_123475656

Bit of a silly comment to be fair. There isn't an embargo on world news because the Gaza conflict is ongoing.

taratee · 23-05-2025 07:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123475656#Comment_123475656

It isn’t Western propaganda. The story offers a rare glimpse into what is happening in North Korea. It is not, and has not been, headline news around the world.