New Delhi, March 11 -- Just as the United States is shifting air defense assets out of South Korea to help it fight Iran as the conflict entered Day 12 on Tuesday, March 11, far away, North Korea was testing its cruise missiles from its latest warship - sparking concerns about a weakened deterrent against nuclear-armed country.

North Korea carried out a similar missile test from the vessel last week, claiming the country was in the process of "arming the Navy with nuclear weapons".

Kim Jong-un was later quoted by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, hinting that important successes were achieved in putting strategic and tactical strike capabilities into practical use and deploying them for "actual war".

This comes in the backdrop ...