{"id":"bb17fa6e-c198-4495-b5a3-52439c51362d","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3366573/north-koreas-kim-launches-second-nuclear-destroyer-us-south-korea-japan-drills-start","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"North Korea’s Kim launches second nuclear destroyer as US-South Korea-Japan drills start","plainHeadline":"North Korea launches second nuclear destroyer during trilateral drills","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Kim Jong-un commissioned North Korea's second naval destroyer Kang Kon on Sunday.","The 5,000-tonne ships are nuclear-capable and part of a broader naval build-up.","KCNA state media described the ceremony attended by Kim and his daughter Ju-ae.","US, South Korea and Japan started the Five-day Freedom Edge exercise nearby.","Kim vowed a stronger, more reliable nuclear deterrent and noted new naval bases."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T02:03:54.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-07T02:28:40.131Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/55c6809c-0a73-4218-811d-6275808d7897","storyId":"55c6809c-0a73-4218-811d-6275808d7897","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/07/7e76a714-fb5b-418c-b00d-1d8eb55d2049_ee5640a4.jpg?itok=BX5PmrHJ&v=1788746625","author":"Associated Press","dek":"North Korean leader Kim Jong-un commissioned his second naval destroyer and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent, state media reported on Monday, as the US, South Korea and Japan began a trilateral military exercise he views as a security threat."}