Kim Jong Un commissions second naval destroyer

Seoul, Sep 7: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un commissioned his second naval destroyer and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent, state media reported Monday, as the US, South Korea and Japan began a trilateral military exercise he views as a security threat. The development comes as North Korea is dialling up pressure on the US after rebuffing President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back a major military drill with South Korea in a conciliatory step toward Kim. Observers say North Korea wants to wrest bigger US concessions. The destroyer Kang Kon was commissioned into North Korea’s navy in the eastern port city of Wonsan o…