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.
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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