The North Korean navy’s botched launch of a brand-new destroyer this week revealed a key vulnerability: His massive military is woefully equipped.

North Korean President Kim Jong Un said, per KCNA: "If the henchmen of the United States and the West, with their tacky, defective munitions, attempt another assault on Russia, I will unhesitatingly issue an order on using the armed forces of the DPRK (North Korea) in repelling the enemy's invasion."

On Tuesday, South Korean military officials announced that North Korea likely received help from Russia to develop a new air-to-air missile — a missile fired from an aircraft to destroy another aircraft — which is the kind of advanced weaponry that South Korea is attempting to build by 2032.

DICTATOR Kim Jong Un’s terrifying naval destroyer that could potentially fire nuclear missiles can’t even sail on its own. The menacing 5,000-tonne “Choe Hyon-class” was

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a strategic defence treaty last year. (Sputnik/Kremlin/AP pic) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised combined tactical drills of special operations forces and stressed "full preparations for war," state media reported Wednesday.