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Kim Jong Un’s tour of secret uranium enrichment site sends nuclear message to US

Rare glimpse into WMD program showcases North Korea’s ability to expand arsenal, and its ‘irreversible’ nuclear status
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy September 13, 2024
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Kim Jong Un’s tour of secret uranium enrichment site sends nuclear message to US
Kim Jong Un and North Korean uranium enrichment facilities | Image: KCNA (May 1, 2020; Sept. 13, 2024), edited by NK News

Kim Jong Un’s inspection of a secret uranium enrichment site has offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of North Korea’s nuclear program, a move experts said is aimed at demonstrating Pyongyang’s ability to expand its nuclear arsenal ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

On Friday, state media showed the DPRK leader walking past rows of centrifuges inside a large uranium enrichment facility, the first time he has publicly visited such a site.

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Jeongmin Kim

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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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