North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled a new naval destroyer, claiming it as a significant advancement toward his goal of expanding the operational range and preemptive strike capabilities of his nuclear-armed military,

Kim Jong Un unveils North Korea's new naval warship 'equipped with nuclear-capable ballistic missiles' - The dictator claims the destroyer will strengthen his country’s ability to defend itself amid ‘

Reuters reported that North Korea's new class of warship was able to accommodate dozens of vertical launch cells to carry missiles its military has already developed.