India, June 24 -- North Korea's nuclear programme has once again raised concerns as Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un moves to expand the country's arsenal.

As per KCNA, the DPRK leader commissioned its first 5,000-ton class destroyer. Based on reports by KCNA, the warship "is possessed of the most perfect, complex operational and combat capability," said Kim during a commissioning ceremony at the Nampho port on Tuesday,

"The program of equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons is following its planned course unerringly. This is a strategic course of crucial importance as it will make it possible to keep the nuclear force of our state ready for multifaceted and efficient operation," he added further.

The deployment of this nuclear destroyer, al...