SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-firings of missiles from a recently launched destroyer — the first such warship for the North — and called for accelerating efforts to boost his navy’s nuclear attack capabilities.

Experts say Pyongyang's first-ever long-endurance warship, named Choe Hyon, was likely built with Russian assistance. View on euronews

The USS Wisconsin—a steel giant with 16-inch guns—crushed enemy forces in WWII and returned for vengeance in Korea. In 1952, a North Korean artillery shell struck her hull... and barely left a scratch.