North Korea's Kim visits Russia's nuclear bombers, hypersonic missiles

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Russian officials showed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un how missiles were fired from Russian bombers.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspect Russian military aircraft put on display at Knevichi aerodrome near Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, September 16, 2023 / Photo: Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers and hypersonic 'Kinzhal' missiles, accompanied by President Vladimir Putin's defence minister. A smiling Kim was greeted in Russia's Knevichi on Saturday, about 50 km miles from the Pacific city of Vladivostok, by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu who saluted Kim who then inspected a guard of honour.

Shoigu then showed Kim Russia's strategic bombers — the Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 — which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons and form the backbone of Russia's nuclear air attack force.Kim was shown asking about how the missiles were fired from the aircraft. A Russian official told him that the strategic bombers were one of the key parts of Russia's nuclear forces.

 

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