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Kim Jong Un tours uranium enrichment facility, demanding more nukes

Photos reveal use of new centrifuges, while North Korean leader also oversees special ops training and missile test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured a uranium enrichment facility to inspect nuclear weapon production plans, according to state media on Friday. He also oversaw military special forces exercises and a tactical nuclear rocket test using a new launch vehicle.

The Rodong Sinmun reported that Kim visited the Nuclear Weapons Institute and a “weapons-grade nuclear materials production base,” where he “presented important tasks for the long-term plan to increase the production” of nuclear weapons.

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