Kim Jong Un Calls Failed Launch of Navy Destroyer a ‘Criminal Act’

North Korea attempted to launch a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer on Wednesday, but the ship suffered a “major accident,” according to state media outlet KCNA, which reports the hull has been damaged. And North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is not happy about it, to say the least. KCNA reports that Kim called the incident a “serious accident and criminal act caused by sheer carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism which should never occur and could not be tolerated.” North Korea didn’t release photos of the warship or the accident, but South Korean military sources who spoke with that country’s Yonhap news outlet said that it appeared the ship “remains partially capsized on the sea.” “Due to inexperienced command and operational carelessness in the course of the launch, the launch slide of the stern departed first and stranded as the bogie failed to move in parallel, holes made at some sections of the warship’s bottom disrupted its balance, and the bow failed to leave ... Read full article.